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aerostat (iou)



aerostat noun. L18.
[French aerostat, from aero- AERO- + Greek statos standing.]
1. Any craft which is sustained in the air by buoyancy, e.g. a balloon, an airship. L18.
2. An aeronaut. L18-L19.
aerostation flight by lighter-than-air craft L18.