airship

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

Origin of airship

1
1810–20, for an earlier sense; air1 + ship1

Other definitions for air-ship (2 of 2)

air-ship
[ air-ship ]

verb (used with object),air-shipped, air-ship·ping.
  1. to send or ship via aircraft: to air-ship machine parts overseas.

Origin of air-ship

2
First recorded in 1950–1955

Other words from air-ship

  • air-ship·pa·ble, adjective

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How to use airship in a sentence

  • Witness at the present time the marvelous results attained by inventors with air ships.

  • "You ask why our air-ships would not operate in your atmosphere," said the captain, showing pleasure at Thorndyke's enthusiasm.

    The Land of the Changing Sun | William N. Harben
  • Air ships can do t'ings vat nodding else vas aple, und der strangeness oof it fills me mit vonder and surbrises.

    Motor Matt's Daring Rescue | Stanley R. Matthews
  • When speed was required, the people of Mizora traveled altogether by air ships.

    Mizora: A Prophecy | Mary E. Bradley
  • I asked Wauna why they had not crossed in air-ships, and she said they had tried it often but had always failed.

    Mizora: A Prophecy | Mary E. Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for airship

airship

/ (ˈɛəˌʃɪp) /


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

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