aerostation

[ air-uh-stey-shuhn ]

noun

, Aeronautics.

1. the science or art of operating aerostats.

aerostation

/ ˈɛərəˌsteɪʃən /

noun

1. the science of operating lighter-than-air craft

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerostation¹

First recorded in 1775–85; aerostat + -ion

Example Sentences

Understand the difference between aviation and aerostation, and know the types of apparatus which come under these two heads.

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The young man had drawn from his great coat a voluminous portfolio; it was a work on aerostation.

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Meusnier's balloon, of course, was never constructed, but his ideas have been of value to aerostation up to the present time.

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A few words, in explanation, will here be necessary for such of our readers as are not conversant with the details of aerostation.

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One voyage made with the latter he describes as leading to the most perilous descent in the annals of aerostation.

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