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aero·stat \ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌstat\ noun (-s) Etymology: French aérostat, from aér- aer- + -stat 1. : an aircraft (as a balloon or airship) that embodies one or more containers filled with a gas lighter than air and that is supported chiefly by buoyancy derived from the surrounding air — compare aerodyne 2. : either of a pair of pouches located at the base of the abdomen in dipterous flies |