aeronaut
aeronaut · aeronauts
Aeronaut, Aeronautin
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloonA person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
UK/ˈɛəɹəˌnɔːt/US/ˈɛɹəˌnɔt/
» Each web acts as a balloon, and the spider attached thereto is a little aeronaut.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
Aeronaut, Aeronautin
More definitions
- someone who operates an aircraft
Examples
1 sentencesEach web acts as a balloon, and the spider attached thereto is a little aeronaut.
Translations
6 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
one who glides through the air in an airship:
Origin
From aero- + -naut, from the French aéronaute; compare the Italian aeronauta.From aero- + -naut, from the French aéronaute; compare the Italian aeronauta.
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Forms
plural: aeronautsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsDerivedaeronautism