Aerostat

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aerostat \A"["e]r*o*stat\, n. [F. a['e]rostat, fr. Gr. ? air + ?
     placed. See {Statics}.]
     1. (A["e]ronautics) A balloon, especially a passive balloon;
        a balloon without motive power. Contrasted with
        {aerodyne}.
        [1913 Webster +Webster 1913 Suppl.]


  
     2. A balloonist; an a["e]ronaut.
        [1913 Webster] Aerostatic