airship

American

[air-ship] / ˈɛərˌʃɪp /

noun

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

airship British

/ ˈɛəˌʃɪp /

noun

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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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

After the mooring lines were dropped, passengers and crew heard a faint bang and felt a shudder deep within the airship, which was at that point well more than 100 feet in the air.

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

After a long time she relaxed and her wonder at the miraculous airship changed to curiosity.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

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airship

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