Home › Words › A › aeronataeronat/ˈɛroʊˌnæt/aeronat means A dirigible balloon.aeronat is pronounced /ˈɛroʊˌnæt/.EtymologyBorrowed from French aéronat.nounA dirigible balloon.e.g.“Four aeronats of the type Zeppelin have been ordered by the Government at a cost for each of $250,000, to be at the disposition of the Navy.” — 1909, Aeronautics, volumes 4-5, page 42:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aeronaut 77% match — A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon. vs aeronat →aerostat 72% match — An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors. vs aeronat →aëronaut 70% match — Dated spelling of aeronaut. vs aeronat →aeronavigation 68% match — The navigation through air; aerial navigation. vs aeronat →aeronef 68% match — airplane; a flying machine, an aircraft. vs aeronat →aeron 67% match — An Aeron chair. vs aeronat →dirigible 67% match — A self-propelled airship that can be steered. vs aeronat →aeropleustic 66% match — Of or pertaining to aerial navigation. vs aeronat →