aeronaut
/ˈɛəɹəˌnɔːt/US/ˈɛɹəˌnɔt/
aeronaut noun: a person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
Noun
aeronaut (plural aeronauts)
- A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
- Mr. Gale, the aeronaut, witnessed a phenomenon during one of his aerial voyages, which is said to be unprecedented....1847, editorial staff, “Balloon Mirage”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 74
- "Well, what is it that he does that I don't do? Just say the word, - teetotal, vegetarian, aeronaut, theosophist, superman."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
aeronaut meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
aeronaut in Tamil
- வான் வலவா, விண் செலவுடையோர், வானோடி
aeronaut in Urdu
- ہوا نورد, طیارچی
aeronaut in Telugu
- aeronaut
- వైమానికుడు vaimānikuḍu
Forms of aeronaut
| plural | aeronauts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aëronaut |
Origin of aeronaut
From aero- + -naut, from the French aéronaute; compare the Italian aeronauta.
Words formed from aeronaut
Questions about aeronaut
- What does aeronaut mean?
- Aeronaut means a person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
- What is aeronaut in Tamil?
- Aeronaut in Tamil is வான் வலவா, விண் செலவுடையோர், வானோடி. See Aeronaut meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aeronaut?
- Aeronaut is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aeronaut?
- Aeronaut is pronounced /ˈɛəɹəˌnɔːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aeronaut?
- The plural of aeronaut is aeronauts.
Words near aeronaut in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aeronaut (page history and authors); aeronaut (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aeronaut (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); వైమానికుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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