† airgonationn.
humorous. Obsolete.
Travel through the air by means of a hot-air balloon. Cf. airgonaut n.Apparently an isolated use.
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airgonation1784
balloonation1784
ballooning1784
balloonery1785
balloonism1785
balloon flying1802
balloon navigation1816
aeronautism1847
hot-air ballooning1891
1784 H. Walpole Let. 15 Oct. in Corr. (1837) III. 354 A sort of meditation on future airgonation, supposing that it will not only be perfected, but will depose navigation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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