aerostatn.

Brit.

/ˈɛːrə(ʊ)stat/, U.S.

/ˈɛroʊˌstæt/,

/ˈɛrəˌstæt/

Forms: 1700s– aerostat, 1700s– aërostat.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aérostat.

Etymology: < French aérostat (1783 in sense 1a) < aéro- aero- comb. form + -stat -stat comb. form¹.Use in sense 2 is apparently not paralleled in French; the usual French word in this sense is aérostier (1794; apparently shortened < aérostatier (although this is first attested slightly later: 1796) < aérostat + -ier -er suffix²).

a. A lighter-than-air aircraft; spec. a balloon. In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare.The original name for a balloon (balloon n. 6).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft

air machine1783

aerostat1784

air vessel1824

aircraft1845

aerobat1879

flyer1880

clipper1887

machine1896

avion1898

aerocar1910

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > lighter-than-air aircraft

aerostat1784

flying boat1784

airboat1852

aeronef1861

lighter-than-air1910

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > balloon

air balloon1783

balloon1783

aerostat1784

gas balloon1785

1784 European Mag. & London Rev. 6 384 The first aerostat filled with inflammable air ascended from the Thuilleries on the 1st of December 1783.

1785 T. Cavallo Hist. & Pract. Aerostation i. v. 82 This paper aerostat rose rapidly into the atmosphere.

1895 Knowledge 2 Dec. 276/2 Suppose an aërostat came overhead on warlike deeds intent, carrying dynamite missiles.

1902 F. Walker Aërial Navigation 117 Air-ships as combinations of aërostat, aëroplane, and propelling apparatus.

1977 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 21 Dec. a6/2 He maneuvers the aerostat, which is the technical name for the craft, by opening diamond-shaped windows in the sides.

2005 Acta Astronautica 55 989/1 Oxygen and nitrogen are lifting gases on Venus: you can actually fill the envelope of an aerostat with gas you can breathe.

b. A tethered balloon or blimp used for telecommunications or surveillance.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > balloon > types of balloon

fire balloon1754

Montgolfier1783

hot-air balloon1843

sausage1858

sausage balloon1874

observation balloon1909

obbo1925

aerostat1974

1974 Christian Sci. Monitor 1 Feb. 5/2 The balloon, called an ‘aerostat’, is being developed by a subsidiary of Westinghouse... A network of aerostats would be able to transmit..messages across thousands of miles of jungle or desert to remote villages.

1991 Britain's Gulf War 26/1 A limited period of warning [of invasion] was obtained from a radar on an ‘aerostat’, a tethered balloon.

2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Dec. 84 (caption) The tethered blimp at right, known as an Aerostat, is already in use in Afghanistan, where it gathers surveillance information from the air.

2. An aeronaut or balloonist. In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > balloonist

ballooner1783

aeronaut1784

airgonaut1784

balloonist1784

aerostat1788

air-balloonist1791

voyager1826

air sailor1834

balloon driver1838

balloonatic1854

hot-air balloonist1887

1788 R. Bage James Wallace 83 Simon the magician, the first aerostat upon record.

1806 M. Edgeworth Leonora II. lxv. 109 To mount with a friend in a balloon, amid crowds of spectators, who..applaud the courage of the aërostats.

1870 Daily News 4 Oct. 5/6 The aërostat who brought from Paris the second balloon despatches.

1871 Daily News 3 Jan. Improvised aerostats who, with commendable courage, undertook a perilous task.

1972 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 Apr. a4/5 The aerostats will have assistance in collapsing their balloons when they land.

1976 Walla-Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 17 Aug. 2/2 The local aerostats finished about 50th in a field of 100 competitors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	aerostat
释义	aerostatn. Brit. /ˈɛːrə(ʊ)stat/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌstæt/, /ˈɛrəˌstæt/ Forms: 1700s– aerostat, 1700s– aërostat. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aérostat. Etymology: < French aérostat (1783 in sense 1a) < aéro- aero- comb. form + -stat -stat comb. form¹.Use in sense 2 is apparently not paralleled in French; the usual French word in this sense is aérostier (1794; apparently shortened < aérostatier (although this is first attested slightly later: 1796) < aérostat + -ier -er suffix²). 1. a. A lighter-than-air aircraft; spec. a balloon. In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare.The original name for a balloon (balloon n. 6). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft air machine1783 aerostat1784 air vessel1824 aircraft1845 aerobat1879 flyer1880 clipper1887 machine1896 avion1898 aerocar1910 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > lighter-than-air aircraft aerostat1784 flying boat1784 airboat1852 aeronef1861 lighter-than-air1910 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > balloon air balloon1783 balloon1783 aerostat1784 gas balloon1785 1784 European Mag. & London Rev. 6 384 The first aerostat filled with inflammable air ascended from the Thuilleries on the 1st of December 1783. 1785 T. Cavallo Hist. & Pract. Aerostation i. v. 82 This paper aerostat rose rapidly into the atmosphere. 1895 Knowledge 2 Dec. 276/2 Suppose an aërostat came overhead on warlike deeds intent, carrying dynamite missiles. 1902 F. Walker Aërial Navigation 117 Air-ships as combinations of aërostat, aëroplane, and propelling apparatus. 1977 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 21 Dec. a6/2 He maneuvers the aerostat, which is the technical name for the craft, by opening diamond-shaped windows in the sides. 2005 Acta Astronautica 55 989/1 Oxygen and nitrogen are lifting gases on Venus: you can actually fill the envelope of an aerostat with gas you can breathe. b. A tethered balloon or blimp used for telecommunications or surveillance. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > balloon > types of balloon fire balloon1754 Montgolfier1783 hot-air balloon1843 sausage1858 sausage balloon1874 observation balloon1909 obbo1925 aerostat1974 1974 Christian Sci. Monitor 1 Feb. 5/2 The balloon, called an ‘aerostat’, is being developed by a subsidiary of Westinghouse... A network of aerostats would be able to transmit..messages across thousands of miles of jungle or desert to remote villages. 1991 Britain's Gulf War 26/1 A limited period of warning [of invasion] was obtained from a radar on an ‘aerostat’, a tethered balloon. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Dec. 84 (caption) The tethered blimp at right, known as an Aerostat, is already in use in Afghanistan, where it gathers surveillance information from the air. 2. An aeronaut or balloonist. In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > balloonist ballooner1783 aeronaut1784 airgonaut1784 balloonist1784 aerostat1788 air-balloonist1791 voyager1826 air sailor1834 balloon driver1838 balloonatic1854 hot-air balloonist1887 1788 R. Bage James Wallace 83 Simon the magician, the first aerostat upon record. 1806 M. Edgeworth Leonora II. lxv. 109 To mount with a friend in a balloon, amid crowds of spectators, who..applaud the courage of the aërostats. 1870 Daily News 4 Oct. 5/6 The aërostat who brought from Paris the second balloon despatches. 1871 Daily News 3 Jan. Improvised aerostats who, with commendable courage, undertook a perilous task. 1972 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 Apr. a4/5 The aerostats will have assistance in collapsing their balloons when they land. 1976 Walla-Walla (Washington) Union-Bull. 17 Aug. 2/2 The local aerostats finished about 50th in a field of 100 competitors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1784
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