air-ship
Americanverb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of air-ship
First recorded in 1950–1955
Example Sentences
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Nearer and nearer came the huge air-ship, her bows steadily pointing in the direction of the destroyer.
From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
The balloon part of this air-ship was 112-1/2 feet long and 19-1/2 feet in diameter, holding about 6400 cubic feet of gas.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
Of course the air-ship of the future will be constructed without any balloon attachment.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
But the problem was conquered at last, and they attached a motor and propeller to the glider, and had an air-ship under perfect control and with the speed of an express-train.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
Some of the cars, instead of being slung below the centre-line, are slung in pairs some little way up the side of the air-ship.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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