Aeronaut Definition

ârə-nôt
noun
A pilot or navigator of a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon.
American Heritage
The pilot of a balloon or airship.
Webster's New World

One who glides through the air in an airship or balloon.

Wiktionary

Balloonist.

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Other Word Forms of Aeronaut

Noun

Singular:
aeronaut
Plural:
aeronauts, aronauts

Origin of Aeronaut

  • From the French aéronaute; compare the Italian aeronauta.

    From Wiktionary

  • aero– Greek nautēs sailor nāu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Aeronaut Sentence Examples

  • The aeroplanes are aeronaut attached to main kept in parallel plane by spar.

  • Aeronaut Skyride - Not so much a ride as a way to travel, this skyride travels between Banbury Cross, Rhinefeld, and Aquitaine areas, over part of the Loch Ness Monster roller coaster.

  • An account of his helicoptere or screw model appeared in the Aeronaut for January 1872, but before giving a description of it, it may be well to state very briefly what is known regarding the history of the screw as applied to the air.

  • The whole machine, with aeronaut, weighed about i ioo lb, the weight of the motor being reputed to be 200 lb.

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Words Starting With

AAEAER

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TUTAUT

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