Aeronautics \A`["e]r*o*naut"ics\, n.
   The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by
   means of a balloon; a["e]rial navigation; ballooning.
   [1913 Webster] Aerophobia

	

	aeronautics
    n 1: the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
         [syn: aeronautics, astronautics]

	

	19 Moby Thesaurus words for "aeronautics":
   air service, airline, astronautics, aviation, ballooning,
   blind flying, cloud-seeding, commercial aviation, contact flying,
   cruising, flight, flying, general aviation, gliding, pilotage,
   sailing, sailplaning, soaring, winging