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Definition of aerostat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aerostat

noun
 
/ˈeərəstæt/
 
/ˈerəstæt/
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  1. an aircraft such as an airship or hot-air balloon that is filled with a gas
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French aérostat, from Greek aēr ‘air’ + statos ‘standing’.
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