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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.
[Gr. a sailor, from a ship.]
One who sails or floats in the air; an aerial navigator; applied to persons who ascent in air balloons.

Definition 2024


aeronaut

aeronaut

See also: aëronaut

English

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Noun

aeronaut (plural aeronauts)

  1. One who glides through the air in an airship or balloon
  2. balloonist

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