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aeronaut|ˈeɪərəʊnɔːt, ˈɛərənɔːt|
[a. mod.Fr. aéronaute; f. Gr. ἀήρ atmosphere + ναύτ-ης sailor; f. ναῦς a ship. (The first balloon ascent was made in 1783.)]
1. One who sails through the air, or who makes balloon ascents; a balloonist. Also used of any air pilot.
1784Europ. Mag. VI. 331 The intrepid Aeronaut sitting in his car. 1809G. Cayley in W. Nicholson Jrnl. Nat. Philos. XXIV. 173 Let there be a convenient seat for the aeronaut. 1831Lardner Pneumatics vii. 340 Such a valve is also necessary in order to enable the aeronaut to descend at pleasure. 1908H. G. Wells War in Air i. §3 They flew in machines heavier than air. But they smashed... The breeze upset them..a passing thought in the mind of the aeronaut upset them.
2. fig. A gossamer spider which floats on films.
1845Darwin Voy. of Nat. viii. (1879) 160 The little aëronaut as soon as it arrived on board was very active..sometimes letting itself fall and then reascending the same thread.
Hence transf. and fig.
1790Burke Fr. Revol. 355 Let us be satisfied to admire, rather than attempt to follow in their desperate flights the aëronauts of France. 1840Dickens Old C. Shop xxxiii. 277 The historian takes the friendly reader by the hand, and springing with him into the air..alights with him upon the pavement of Bevis Marks. The intrepid aeronauts alight before a small dark house. |