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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of airship

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


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As the airship made its final approach, at about 7:15 that evening, it was running some 12 hours late.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

One reportedly failed mid-flight, with the other shot down by a US airship.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The indicator is named after the German passenger airship that was involved in a historic disaster in 1937.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026

Goodyear Blimp pilot-in-training Fayth Rascon-Ryn grew up near the Carson base and would drive past the airship all the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

Our robot had an army of animals at her command, and she asked them to bring every robot part and rifle back to the airship.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

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