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airship

American  
[air-ship] / ˈɛərˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. a self-propelled, lighter-than-air aircraft with means of controlling the direction of flight; dirigible.


airship British  
/ ˈɛəˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. Also called: dirigible.   zeppelin.  a lighter-than-air self-propelled craft

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of airship

1810–20, for an earlier sense; air 1 + ship 1

Example Sentences

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Airship captains and Victorian inventors gather Down Under.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Paul Allen, president of Airship AI, a surveillance intelligence system, said the administration’s emphasis on securing the border has led companies serving other sectors to begin applying their technologies to border security.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Mark Lockwood was the creative director at Virgin Airship and Balloon Company and flew the balloon at different places across the UK to film the idents for four months in 1997.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2023

The issue of people sleeping in enclosed ATM lobbies has long been an industry concern, said Brian Karas, vice president of sales at Airship Industries, which develops video management and analytics software.

From Reuters • Apr. 19, 2021

Scouts in an Airship; or, The Warning from the Sky.

From The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier by Sherman, V. T.

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