aerostat

[ air-uh-stat ]

/ ˈɛər əˌstæt /

noun

any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.

Origin of aerostat

First recorded in 1775–85; aero- + -stat

Words nearby aerostat

aerosol generator, aerosolize, aerospace, aerospace engineering, aerosphere, aerostat, aerostatic, aerostatics, aerostation, aerostructure, aerotherapeutics

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Example sentences from the Web for aerostat

For one thing, it would be severe work to draw the stranger bodily up and into the aerostat.
The Lost City|Joseph E. Badger, Jr.
Then against our aerostat, and with the wind driving them clean overhead of us, come the antagonistic flying-machines.
Anticipations|Herbert George Wells
Then the aerostat, as the great bag is called, was unrolled and spread evenly over this.
Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls|Anonymous
There isn't as much of that aerostat left as would make a pocket-handkerchief or a walking-stick.
The Angel of the Revolution|George Griffith

My first wish is to thoroughly test the aerostat, to make certain it has received no serious injury.
The Lost City|Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for aerostat

aerostat

/ (ˈɛərəˌstæt) /

noun

a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon

Derived forms of aerostat

aerostatic or aerostatical, adjective

Word Origin for aerostat

C18: from French aérostat, from aero- + Greek -statos standing

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单词	aerostat
释义	aerostat [ air-uh-stat ] / ˈɛər əˌstæt / noun any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible. Origin of aerostat First recorded in 1775–85; aero- + -stat Words nearby aerostat aerosol generator, aerosolize, aerospace, aerospace engineering, aerosphere, aerostat, aerostatic, aerostatics, aerostation, aerostructure, aerotherapeutics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aerostat For one thing, it would be severe work to draw the stranger bodily up and into the aerostat. The Lost City\|Joseph E. Badger, Jr. Then against our aerostat, and with the wind driving them clean overhead of us, come the antagonistic flying-machines. Anticipations\|Herbert George Wells Then the aerostat, as the great bag is called, was unrolled and spread evenly over this. Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls\|Anonymous There isn't as much of that aerostat left as would make a pocket-handkerchief or a walking-stick. The Angel of the Revolution\|George Griffith My first wish is to thoroughly test the aerostat, to make certain it has received no serious injury. The Lost City\|Joseph E. Badger, Jr. British Dictionary definitions for aerostat aerostat / (ˈɛərəˌstæt) / noun a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon Derived forms of aerostat aerostatic or aerostatical, adjective Word Origin for aerostat C18: from French aérostat, from aero- + Greek -statos standing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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