air-ship
Americanverb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of air-ship
First recorded in 1950–1955
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A balloon without propelling or steering apparatus is not an air-ship.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
Fabric bags, known as 'ballonets', are therefore fitted inside the envelope, and as the air-ship descends air is forced into these bags, which supplies the lost pressure and maintains the shape of the envelope.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
This is necessary, as the fabric of the gas-bags of a rigid air-ship is lighter and contains less rubber than the envelope of a non-rigid.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
Perhaps a feasible means of propelling such an air-ship would be by a kind of trolley system where the rod would hang down from the car to the stretched wire, instead of extending upward.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various
On page 45, "air-ship" was replaced with "air ship".
From Lecture on Artificial Flight Given by request at the Academy of Natural Sciences by Krueger, Wm. G.
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
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