2. Noun. (plural of aëronaut) ¹
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Definition of Aeronauts
1. aeronaut [n] - See also: aeronaut
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aeronauts
Literary usage of Aeronauts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Aërography by Alexander McAdie (1917)
"Charts for aeronauts and aviators. The term "aeronaut" is used to designate the
pilot of a balloon, while "aviator" is restricted to the pilot of a ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1860)
"In attempting to make a landing in the vicinity of Rochester, NY, the aeronauts
encountered ... aeronauts ..."
3. The Aerial World: A Popular Account of the Phenomena and Life of the Atmosphere. by Georg Hartwig (1875)
"... Franco by Night—Across the Rhino—Boundless Prospect—Landing near Weilburg—Triumphal
Reception—Latin Verses in Honour of the aeronauts—Charles Green lbe ..."
4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1867)
"In attempting to make a landing in the vicinity of Rochester, NY, the aeronauts
encountered a hurricane, and after being blown for a great distance, ..."
5. Bristol Past and Present by James Fawckner Nicholls, John Taylor (1882)
"Fortunately, the critical position of the aeronauts had been seen by gentlemen
at Lynmouth ; these manned a boat and sent her off to intercept the drifting ..."
6. Recreations of a Sportsman on the Pacific Coast by Charles Frederick Holder (1910)
"CHAPTER XXII SOME OCEAN aeronauts TO the casual observer the wide stretch of
ocean, boundless and undefined, has no especial interest beyond its vastness ..."
7. The Popular Encyclopedia: Being a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences by Daniel Keyte Sandford, Thomas Thomson, Allan Cunningham (1836)
"In Britain, the latest aeronauts have been Mr Sadler and the Messrs Green. ...
Blanchard has rendered an essential service to aeronauts by the invention of ..."
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