aerostat

[ air-uh-stat ]

/ ˈɛər əˌstæt /

any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.

Origin of aerostat

First recorded in 1775–85; aero- + -stat

For one thing, it would be severe work to draw the stranger bodily up and into the aerostat.

The Lost City |Joseph E. Badger, Jr.
Then against our aerostat, and with the wind driving them clean overhead of us, come the antagonistic flying-machines.

Anticipations |Herbert George Wells
Then the aerostat, as the great bag is called, was unrolled and spread evenly over this.

Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls |Anonymous
There isn't as much of that aerostat left as would make a pocket-handkerchief or a walking-stick.

The Angel of the Revolution |George Griffith

My first wish is to thoroughly test the aerostat, to make certain it has received no serious injury.

The Lost City |Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

aerostat

/ (ˈɛərəˌstæt) /

a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon

aerostatic or aerostatical, adjective

C18: from French aérostat, from aero- + Greek -statos standing