aerostation

noun

aero·​sta·​tion

¦er-ə-¦stā-shən

plural -s

: the art or science of operating lighter-than-air aircraft compare aviation

Word History

Etymology

French aérostation, irregular from aérostat + -ion

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

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