aerostation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aerostation
Example Sentences
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But it was Vincent Lunardi who practically introduced aerostation into Great Britain.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The Chinese have been beforehand with us in all our inventions—printing, artillery, aerostation, chloroform.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
One voyage made with the latter he describes as leading to the most perilous descent in the annals of aerostation.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by John Mackenzie Bacon
We will conclude our work with a glance at aerostation as applied to warfare.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by F. (Fulgence) Marion
The young man had drawn from his great coat a voluminous portfolio; it was a work on aerostation.
From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) by Jules Verne
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