Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A'ER-O-NAUT
A'ER-O-NAUT, n. [Gr. αηρ, and ναυτης, a sailor, from ναυς, a ship.]
One who sails or floats in the air, an aerial navigator; applied to persons who ascend in air balloons. – Burke.
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