aeronaut
/ˈɛərənɔːt
/noun dated
A traveller in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.Ironically, the dunes remaining are not the ones from which the famous aeronauts tried their flying machines....
- The aeronauts tested a three-winged glider, but when the lower wing kept catching on the dunes Avery removed it.
- Cartier designed the first wristwatch so the aeronaut could check the time without removing his hands from the controls.
Origin
Late 18th century: from French aéronaute, from Greek aēr 'air' + nautēs 'sailor'.
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- portière
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