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An aëroplane or airship designed to carry passengers.

A club or association of persons interested in aëronautics.

A modification of the aëroplane, having curved surfaces, the advantages of which were first demonstrated by Lilienthal.

One of the air cells of algals.

The science of gliding and soaring flight.

A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes. -- A`ër*o*drom"ic (#), a.

Pertaining to the force of air in motion.

The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.

A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movement through the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.

The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig.

One versed in aëography: an aërologist.

Pertaining to aërography; aërological.

A description of the air or atmosphere; aërology.

A cannon capable of being trained at very high angles for use against aircraft.

Acting by the force of air and water; as, an aërohydrodynamic wheel.

A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.

Same as A.

The science of aërolites.

Of or pertaining to aërolites; meteoric; as, aërolitic iron. Booth.

Of or pertaining to aërology.