English Explanatory Dictionary

aerostat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
  2. A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aerostat.wav

Word forms

aerostat aerostats

Etymology

Borrowed from French aérostat, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + στατός (statós, “stable”), equivalent to aero- + -stat.

Antonyms

aerodyne

Related words

aerodyne airship

Derived words

aerostatic tethered aerostat

Translations

Bulgarian: възду́шен бало́н Esperanto: aerostato Finnish: aerostaatti Ido: aerostato Italian: aerostato Macedonian: аероста́т Macedonian: во́здушен ба́лон Polish: aerostat Russian: аэроста́т Russian: возду́шный шар
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