aerostat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛərəˌstæt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(âr′ə stat′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
aer•o•stat  (âr′ə stat′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Aeronauticsany lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.
  • aero- + -stat 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aerostat / ˈɛərəˌstæt/
  1. a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon
Etymology: 18th Century: from French aérostat, from aero- + Greek -statos standingˌaeroˈstatic, ˌaeroˈstatical
'aerostat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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