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