aeronaut

Example Sentences

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Without any prior knowledge of ballooning, Donaldson bartered his way into owning a hot air balloon and debuted as an aeronaut in 1871.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

Sempill offered a ride to another passenger, the aeronaut Charles Dollfus, an attaché with the French Air Ministry.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022

Reports of the mysterious aeronaut have cropped up on at least three occasions over the past year – but an LA pilot finally captured video evidence on Christmas Day.

From Fox News • Jul. 30, 2021

Plus: a deep dive into the character of Lee and the series’ attempt to give this cowboy aeronaut a tragic backstory.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2020

“Whom do you ask to help an aeronaut? The winds? The dragons?”

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep