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Webster 1913 Edition
Aeronaut
A′ër-o-naut
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[F.
aéronaute
, fr. Gr. [GREEK] air + [GREEK] sailor. See Nautical
.] An aërial navigator; a balloonist.
Webster 1828 Edition
Aeronaut
A'ERONAUT
,Noun.
One who sails or floats in the air; an aerial navigator; applied to persons who ascent in air balloons.