aerostation
aerostation noun: aerial navigation; the act or science of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
Noun (1)
aerostation (countable and uncountable, plural aerostations)
- Aerial navigation; the act or science of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
- A flight or expedition by hot-air balloon.
- The balloon ascension advertised by Mr. Wise, the celebrated aeronaut of forty aerostations, took place in this borough on Saturday last.1850, John Wise, A System of Aeronautics, Comprehending Its Earliest Investigations and Modern Practice and Art, page 229
- As he notes, the spread of aerostations testifies to the effectiveness of Enlightenment networks at disseminating information: Most of the early aeronauts had never seen an ascension with their own eyes, but they built their balloons based on the descriptions given by their written sources (19).2015, Siobhan Carroll, An Empire of Air and Water, page 229
- The science of weighing air; aerostatics.
Noun (2)
aerostation (plural aerostations)
- A floating or elevated station.
- It is expected that an analysis of the fist year's records will lead to a clear decision as to whether or not to engage in the second phase of the research, which will comprise a re-arrangement of the survey stations on a finer geographical pattern and the collection of design data for aerostations.1955, Institution of Engineers Australia, The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, page 14
- Seaborne aerostations could be anchored in the strong windbelts which exist in many areas of the world, for example, off the north-east part of the U.S.A.1976, John O'M. Bockris, Energy: The Solar-hydrogen Alternative, page 75
aerostation meaning in Tamil
aerostation in Tamil
- வான்கூண்டு செலுத்துதல்
Examples of aerostation in a sentence
- "One of those infernal aerostations?” he growled.2016, Sandra Heath, The Wrong Miss Richmond:
- Similar advancements in space lead to the construction of elevated aerostations in cities, where people can catch autonomous planes as frequently as they take the subway.2019, Damiano Anselmi, From physics to life:
Forms of aerostation
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Origin of aerostation
From French aérostation, from aérostat (“aerostat”) + -ion, after navigation. By surface analysis, aerostat + -ion.
From aero- (“air”) + station.
Questions about aerostation
- What does aerostation mean?
- Aerostation means aerial navigation; the act or science of raising and guiding balloons in the air.
- What is aerostation in Tamil?
- Aerostation in Tamil is வான்கூண்டு செலுத்துதல். See Aerostation meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use aerostation in a sentence?
- "One of those infernal aerostations?” he growled.
- What part of speech is aerostation?
- Aerostation is a noun.
- What is the plural of aerostation?
- The plural of aerostation is aerostations.
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