Aerostation

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

  Aerostation \A`["e]r*os*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. a['e]rostation the
     art of using a["e]rostats.]
     1. That part of a["e]ronautics that deals with passive
        balloons; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the
        air.
        [1913 Webster +Webster 1913 Suppl.]


  
     2. The science of weighing air; a["e]rostatics. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]