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aerostat

aerostat noun: an aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.

Noun

aerostat (plural aerostats)

  1. An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
    • With its molten temperatures, sulphuric acid clouds, and crushing carbon dioxide atmosphere, Venus has only a handful of aerostat research outposts.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Venus
  2. A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).

aerostat meaning in Tamil

aerostat in Tamil

காற்று மிதவை, காற்றைவிடப் பளு குறைந்த வான்கலம், வான்கூண்டு, வான்கூண்டு செலுத்துபவர், காற்றுப்பை

Antonyms of aerostat

Forms of aerostat

pluralaerostats

Origin of aerostat

Borrowed from French aérostat, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + στατός (statós, “stable”), equivalent to aero- + -stat.

Words formed from aerostat

Questions about aerostat

What does aerostat mean?
Aerostat means an aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
What is aerostat in Tamil?
Aerostat in Tamil is காற்று மிதவை, காற்றைவிடப் பளு குறைந்த வான்கலம், வான்கூண்டு. See Aerostat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aerostat?
Aerostat is a noun.
What is the plural of aerostat?
The plural of aerostat is aerostats.

Words near aerostat in the dictionary

  1. aerospike
  2. aerospikes
  3. aerosporological
  4. aerostability
  5. aerostable
  6. aerostat
  7. aerostatic
  8. aerostatical
  9. aerostatically
  10. aerostatics
  11. aerostation

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