aerostat

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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.
2. A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).

Antonyms

• (lighter-than-air craft, with respect to its weight relationship with air) aerodyne

Related terms

• aerostatic

Translations

• French: aérostat
• Italian: aerostato, dirigibile
• Portuguese: aeróstato
• Russian: аэроста́т
• Spanish: aerostato, aeróstato

Translations

• Italian: aerostato
• Russian: аэроста́т

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