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aeronaut definition

aero·naut (er′ə nôt′, -nät′)

noun

the pilot of a balloon or airship: now chiefly historical

Etymology: Fr aéronaute < Gr aēr, air + nautēs, sailor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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