airship
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of airship
Example Sentences
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An early critic compared Salon to an old-fashioned airship, richly appointed and comfortable but more slow-moving than an actual plane.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
One reportedly failed mid-flight, with the other shot down by a US airship.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Unlike some anonymous Polymarket traders, though, the omen named for the doomed German airship couldn’t have known bombs were about to fall on Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
The indicator is named after the German passenger airship that was involved in a historic disaster in 1937.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
Three robots zipped down from the airship on cables.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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