aerostat

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In any case it would be all the worse for the aerostat--the earthen pot and the iron pot.

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  1. noun An aircraft, especially a balloon or dirigible, deriving its lift from the buoyancy of surrounding air rather than from aerodynamic motion.

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  • Now unless you want to spend the credits for antenna time to talk to an aerostat, that's all I can find out Is Aerostat Six okay? —  FSF,February2008
  • That big aerostat is tethered atop the gate, so the entrance is inside and guarded by Greenies. —  Asimov'sSF,Feb2004
  • If the girl alerted the aerostat, any chance of reaching the gate was gone. —  Asimov'sSF,Feb2004
  • Unable to flee upsun, or to the aerostat, the Greenie girl had to dive for the deck, in a stern chase Tigger was sure to win. —  Asimov'sSF,Feb2004
  • As they neared the aerostat, the Greenie got up the nerve to fly closer, asking in quaintly accented Universal, “Is your companion hurt Just cat napping,” Rachel replied, though she hardly thought of Tigger as her “companion.” Reaching the aerostat, she found an empty balcony and set Tigger down on light duraluminum decking, turning off their belts. —  Asimov'sSF,Feb2004
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  1. French aérostat : Greek āero-, aero-; see aero- + Greek statos, standing; see stato-.
 

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