/ ˈeərənɔːt; NAmE ˈerə-/ noun
a traveller in a hot-air balloon or airship
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French aéronaute , from Greek aēr air + nautēs sailor.
/ ˈeərənɔːt; NAmE ˈerə-/ noun
a traveller in a hot-air balloon or airship
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French aéronaute , from Greek aēr air + nautēs sailor.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005