English Explanatory Dictionary

aerostation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Aerial navigation; the act or science of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
  2. A flight or expedition by hot-air balloon.
  3. The science of weighing air; aerostatics.
noun
  1. A floating or elevated station.

Word forms

aerostation aerostations

Etymology

From French aérostation, from aérostat (“aerostat”) + -ion, after navigation. By surface analysis, aerostat + -ion.

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