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airship

American  
[air-ship] / ˈɛərˌʃɪp /

noun

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


airship British  
/ ˈɛəˌʃɪp /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of airship

1810–20, for an earlier sense; air 1 + ship 1

Example Sentences

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In the evening, an airship lowered in a medic who confirmed all three deaths.

From Los Angeles Times

A Los Angeles County airship was able to hoist down an air medic to the bodies around 7:30 p.m., officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

An airship crashes into the ocean with three golfers apparently oblivious as they hole out on a seaside course.

From BBC

Goodyear’s first branded blimp, Pilgrim, made its inaugural flight on June 3, 1925, and the famous airships have graced the skies ever since, photographing and filming Super Bowls, World Series, Olympics and more.

From Los Angeles Times

By contrast, when Franglen composed the music for the Wind Traders - a nomadic clan of salesmen, who travel by airship - he could let his imagination run wild.

From BBC