Definitions For Aerostat

Noun

AEROSTAT (plural AEROSTATs) An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors. A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).

Antonyms

lighter-than-air craft, with respect to its weight relationship with air aerodyne

Related terms

aerostatic

Translations

Bulgarian: аероста́т, m Catalan: aeròstat, m Chinese: : Mandarin: 浮空器 (fúkōngqì), 浮昇器 (fúshēngqì) Esperanto: aerostato Finnish: aerostaatti French: aérostat, m Ido: aerostato Italian: aerostato, m, dirigibile, m Portuguese: aeróstato, m Russian: аэроста́т, m Spanish: aerostato, m, aeróstato, m Bulgarian: възду́шен бало́н, m Esperanto: aerostato Finnish: aerostaatti Ido: aerostato Italian: aerostato, m Russian: аэроста́т, m, возду́шный шар, m, sc=Cyrl {{checktrans-top}} Bulgarian: {{t-check, bg, аеростат, m}} Serbo-Croatian: {{t+check, sh, aerostat, m}} Ukrainian: {{t+check, uk, аеростат, m}}