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Aerostation

Aerostation \A`["e]r*os*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. a['e]rostation the art of using a["e]rostats.]

  1. That part of a["e]ronautics that deals with passive balloons; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.

  2. The science of weighing air; a["e]rostatics. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] ||

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aerostation

n. 1 (context obsolete English) aerial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air. 2 (context obsolete English) The science of weighing air; aerostatics.

Usage examples of "aerostation".

From then on Felix, who had acquired a tattered copy of the History and Practice of Aerostation, maintained a flow of conversation, largely informative, but interspersed with eager questions.