aerostat

n. 浮空器 [机] 气球, 飞船, 浮空器

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词形变化

aerostats 复数 aerostats

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.

    浮空器

    浮升器

  2. 2.

    A moored balloon flown in a semi-permanent manner, such as a border patrol monitoring balloon affixed at 18,000 feet (~6 km).

相关短语

tethered aerostat

词源

Borrowed from French aérostat, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + στατός (statós, “stable”), equivalent to aero- + -stat.

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