First Known Use: 1784
Dictionary
aerostat
noun aero·stat \-ˌstat\
Definition of AEROSTAT
: a lighter-than-air aircraft (as a balloon or blimp) — compare aerodyne
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of AEROSTAT
French aérostat, from aér- + -stat
Rhymes with AEROSTAT
acrobat, aerobat, alley cat, apparat, Ararat, arrive at, assignat, autocrat, Automat, bell the cat, big brown bat, bureaucrat, butterfat, caveat, cervelat, chew the fat, civet cat, concordat, coolie hat, copycat, cowboy hat, democrat, diplomat, Dixiecrat, Eurocrat, fungo bat, habitat, hang one's hat, jungle cat, Kattegat, kleptocrat, Laundromat, leopard cat, marrowfat, mobocrat, monocrat, Montserrat, Norway rat, ochlocrat, off the bat, opera hat, pas de quatre, Persian cat, photostat, pit-a-pat, plutocrat, poke fun at, pussycat, railroad flat, rat-a-tat, rheostat, scaredy-cat, semimatte, shovel hat, smell a rat, spoonbill cat, take aim at, technocrat, theocrat, thermostat, tiger cat, Uniate, vampire bat, water rat, welcome mat, where it's at, ziggurat
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: aerostatic (adjective)Previous Word in the Dictionary: aerospikeAll Words Near: aerostat
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up aerostat? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).