aerostat

aer·o·stat

(âr′ō-stăt′)

An aircraft, especially a balloon or dirigible, deriving its lift from the buoyancy of surrounding air rather than from aerodynamic motion.

[French aérostat : Greek āero-, aero-; see aero- + Greek statos, standing; see stato-.]

aer′o·stat′ic, aer′o·stat′i·cal adj.

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aerostat

(ˈɛərəˌstæt)

(Aeronautics) a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon

[C18: from French aérostat, from aero- + Greek -statos standing]

ˌaeroˈstatic, ˌaeroˈstatical adj

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aer•o•stat

(ˈɛər əˌstæt)

n.

any lighter-than-air aircraft, as a balloon or dirigible.

[1775–85]

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These were all absolutely gas tight and filled with hydrogen, and the entire aerostat was kept at any level by means of a long internal balloonette of oiled and toughened silk canvas, into which air could be forced and from which it could be pumped.

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The TPS system consists of an inflatable aerostat that flies at 1,000 feet, with a payload of advanced sensors and communications options that can identify targets more than 5 kilometers away and offer broadband connectivity up to 20 miles away.

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LOOKING to strengthen its air defence capability, the Indian Air Force ( IAF) is on the lookout for new aerostat radars for low level surveillance.

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I soon realized it was a DHS aerostat that appeared to be co-altitude with our T-44.

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The blimp, known as an aerostat, is a Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, or JLENS, which is used to detect fire on incoming cruise missiles and other threats around Washington, D.C.