Explore Aeronaut through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like aviator or airman. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Aeronaut in a sentence
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Aeronaut meaning
A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
Using Aeronaut
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
- Useful related words include: aviator, airman, flier, flyer.
Context around Aeronaut
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aeronaut
- In this selection, "aeronaut" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, texan, british, powered, lee and percy stand out and add context to how "aeronaut" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include eronaut or aeronaut powered boats and of british aeronaut percy pilcher. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aeronaut" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aeronaut
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I just polished off Jim Butcher's newer one, The Aeronaut's Windlass, and am picking up Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series. (24 words)
He was described in the New York Times as an eronaut or aeronaut; powered boats were called propellers; and fast was deemed railroad speed. (24 words)
Once Upon a Time in the North main This short novel serves as a prequel to His Dark Materials and focuses on the 24-year-old Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby. (30 words)
The death of British aeronaut Percy Pilcher in another hang gliding crash in October 1899 only reinforced their opinion that a reliable method of pilot control was the key to successful—and safe—flight. (34 words)
Once Upon a Time in the North main This short novel serves as a prequel to His Dark Materials and focuses on the 24-year-old Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby. (30 words)
I just polished off Jim Butcher's newer one, The Aeronaut's Windlass, and am picking up Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series. (24 words)
Example sentences (4)
I just polished off Jim Butcher's newer one, The Aeronaut's Windlass, and am picking up Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series.
He was described in the New York Times as an eronaut or aeronaut; powered boats were called propellers; and fast was deemed railroad speed.
Once Upon a Time in the North main This short novel serves as a prequel to His Dark Materials and focuses on the 24-year-old Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby.
The death of British aeronaut Percy Pilcher in another hang gliding crash in October 1899 only reinforced their opinion that a reliable method of pilot control was the key to successful—and safe—flight.