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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

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Rigid, gas-filled airships known as Zeppelins conducted the first offensive missions when crews dropped bombs on England during World War I.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From MarketWatch

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

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