Aĕr-o-stāt', n.
n. [Gr. ἀήρ, air, and στατός, placed, standing, from ἵστημι, to stand; Fr. aérostat.] A machine or vessel sustaining weights in the air; — a name given to air balloons.
n. [Gr. ἀήρ, air, and στατός, placed, standing, from ἵστημι, to stand; Fr. aérostat.] A machine or vessel sustaining weights in the air; — a name given to air balloons.