n. [ F. aéronat. See Aëro-; Natation. ] A dirigible balloon. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
n. [ F. aéronaute, fr. Gr. &unr_; air + &unr_; sailor. See Nautical. ] An aërial navigator; a balloonist. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. aéronef. ] A power-driven, heavier-than-air flying machine. Now called airplane. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]
n. (Greek antiquity) either of two battles in ancient Greece, one in which Philip of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC), or another in which Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC). [ WordNet 1.5 ]