aerostation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aerostation
Example Sentences
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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 Verne, Jules
"Why," said I, "you seem to have studied the science of aerostation profoundly."
From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules
The actual descent occupied nearly two hours, and affords a curious study in aerostation.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie
Colquitt, a remark of, acquainted with some principles of aerostation.
From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell
At the commencement of the year 1804, Laplace, at the Institute, proposed to take advantage of the means offered by aerostation to verify at great heights certain scientific points—as, for example, those which concern magnetism.
From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)
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