Aeronaut
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Definition
(n.) An aerial navigator; a balloonist.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Balloonist, aerial navigator.
Editor: William
Definition
n. one who makes ascents in a balloon.—adjs. Aeronaut′ic Aeronaut′ical.—n. Aeronaut′ics the science or art of aerial navigation.
Editor: Rudolf
Examples
- What would to-day be regarded by an aeronaut as a slight setback seemed at that moment like a tragic failure. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The other great plan of air navigation receiving the attention of scientists and aeronauts is the aeroplane system. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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