aerostation

[ air-uh-stey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɛər əˈsteɪ ʃən /

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noun Aeronautics.

the science or art of operating aerostats.

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Origin of aerostation

First recorded in 1775–85; aerostat + -ion

Words nearby aerostation

aerospace engineering, aerosphere, aerostat, aerostatic, aerostatics, aerostation, aerostructure, aerotherapeutics, aerothermodynamics, aerotitis media, aerotow

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How to use aerostation in a sentence

Understand the difference between aviation and aerostation, and know the types of apparatus which come under these two heads.
How Girls Can Help Their Country|Juliette Low
The young man had drawn from his great coat a voluminous portfolio; it was a work on aerostation.
A Voyage in a Balloon (1852)|Jules Verne
Meusnier's balloon, of course, was never constructed, but his ideas have been of value to aerostation up to the present time.
A History of Aeronautics|E. Charles Vivian
A few words, in explanation, will here be necessary for such of our readers as are not conversant with the details of aerostation.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe

One voyage made with the latter he describes as leading to the most perilous descent in the annals of aerostation.
The Dominion of the Air|J. M. Bacon

British Dictionary definitions for aerostation

aerostation

/ (ˈɛərəˌsteɪʃən) /

noun

the science of operating lighter-than-air craft

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