OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24447

aerostat

Meanings (ES + gloss)
aerostato • aeróstato
An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.
With its molten temperatures, sulphuric acid clouds, and crushing carbon dioxide atmosphere, Venus has only a handful of aerostat research outposts.
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