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aerostation|ˌɛərəʊˈsteɪʃən|
[a. Fr. aérostation, after navigation: see aerostat and ]
†1. The science of weighing air; aerostatics. Obs.
1788Howard Encycl. I. 56 Aerostation, in it's primary and proper sense, denotes the science of weights suspended in the air. 1792A. Young Trav. in France 171 Important works on volcanoes, aerostation, and various other branches of natural history.
2. The art of raising and guiding balloons or other machines in the air; aerial navigation. Now applied only to the operation of lighter-than-air aircraft.
1784Morning Herald 16 Sept. 3/2 Aerostation. The brothers Robert have advertised another experiment with their balloon. 1785Cavallo (title) History and Practice of Aerostation. 1798W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XXVI. 512 The Montgolfiers, after their splendid discoveries in aerostation. 1881Coxwell in Standard 16 Dec. 3/2 To interest him in the resources of aerostation. 1950Gloss. Aeronaut. Terms (B.S.I.) i. 6 Aerostation, the operation of lighter-than-air aircraft. |