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aeronaut

[ air-uh-nawt, -not ]

/ ˈɛər əˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt /

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noun

the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.

a traveler in an airship.

Origin of aeronaut

1775–85; < French aéronaute < Greek āero- aero- + naútēs sailor; cf. nautical, Argonaut

Words nearby aeronaut

aeromedicine, aerometeorograph, aerometer, aerometry, aeron., aeronaut, aeronautical, aeronautical engineering, aeronautics, aeroneurosis, aeronomy

Example sentences from the Web for aeronaut

The distance travelled was considerable, but the duration, on the aeronaut's own showing, was less than five hours.

The Dominion of the Air |J. M. Bacon
He told himself that it was the other aeronaut that had been shot in the fight and fallen out of the saddle as he strove to land.

The War in the Air |Herbert George Wells
Once a red Asiatic flying-machine came fluttering after them, so low they could distinguish the aeronaut's head.

The War in the Air |Herbert George Wells
They enable the aeronaut to ascend or descend with facility.

Wonderful Balloon Ascents |Fulgence Marion

The aeronaut made some hasty adjustments for the shifting of the centres of gravity and pressure.

When the Sleeper Wakes |Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for aeronaut

aeronaut

/ (ˈɛərəˌnɔːt) /

noun

a person who flies in a lighter-than-air craft, esp the pilot or navigator