aerostatic

American  

[air-uh-stat-ik] / ˌɛər əˈstæt ɪk /

Also aerostatical

adjective

1. of or relating to aerostatics.

2. of, or capable of supporting, aerostats.

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Etymology

Origin of aerostatic

First recorded in 1775–85; aero- + static

Example Sentences

"Let go!" shouted Uncle Prudent; and the "Go-Ahead" rose "majestically"—an adverb consecrated by custom to all aerostatic ascents.

From Robur the Conqueror by Verne, Jules

"Unless," said the chief of the aerostatic division, grinning, "Bouchard lends them the use of our own wires through the capital and around by the neutral countries across the Brown frontier!"

From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick

Today 21st of October, 1783, at the Chateau de la Muette, an experiment was made with the aerostatic machine of M. Montgolfier.

From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by Marion, F. (Fulgence)

Experience is the sister of practice, but it is also first cousin to theory, and I have long and deeply studied the aerostatic art.

From A Voyage in a Balloon (1852) by Verne, Jules

The automatic and the riflemen in the tower banged away to no purpose, for the aerostatic officers of the Grays had been apprised of the danger in that direction.

From The Last Shot by Palmer, Frederick