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aeronaut

/air-uh-nawt, -not/US // ˈɛər əˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt //UK // (ˈɛərəˌnɔːt) //

航天员,飞行员,航空员,航空器

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
    • : a traveler in an airship.

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Examples

  • Montgolfier no doubt carried the title aeronaut—or “air sailor”—proudly.

  • “Madam,” said the aeronaut addressing Miss Sallie, but looking at Barbara, who stood by her side.

  • I was obsessed, I suppose, by that perpetual dread of the modern aeronaut, a flash between engine and balloon.

  • However, he insisted, and he finally persuaded the famous aeronaut Green to take him up.

  • Greatly improved in construction it came into its true and important rle as the “life-belt” of the aeronaut.

  • On every clear day when the wind was favorable, the plucky little aeronaut was out, learning to use his new-found wings.