Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

air-ship

American  
[air-ship] / ˈɛərˌʃɪp /

verb (used with object)

air-shipped, air-shipping
  1. to send or ship via aircraft.

    to air-ship machine parts overseas.


Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of air-ship

First recorded in 1950–1955

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The monster air-ship left its hangar and returned to it on schedule time.

From Unicorns by James Huneker

The air-ship was still four miles off, and flying at an altitude of about 2000 feet.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

The Deutschland was wrecked in a storm on June 28, 1910, but it was successfully operated long enough to give Germany the honor of establishing the first air-ship line for regular passenger service.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns

First air-ship in regular passenger service—Count Zeppelin, Germany, 1910.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns

The first air-ship that could be controlled and brought back to the starting-point was made in France, in 1885, by Captain Renard, of the French army.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns

And we have been air-shipping millions of cans of our most widely used powdered infant formula from an FDA-approved facility in Ireland to the United States since the recall.

From Washington Post ● May 21, 2022

However, the Chicago-based company said it is increasing production at its other facilities to fill the gap, including air-shipping formula from a plant in Ireland, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022

Lee was hired by United Parcel Service in 1985 to help expand its air-shipping fleet, and is now the first woman to oversee the company's 2,527 pilots.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training