air-ship
Americanverb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of air-ship
First recorded in 1950–1955
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Nearer and nearer came the huge air-ship, her bows steadily pointing in the direction of the destroyer.
From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
When an air-ship ascends, the gas therefore expands, and at a certain point would burst the envelope were valves not provided to allow some of the gas to escape.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
The idea of building an air-ship had come to him while he lay dying with scurvy, as they thought, in a Confederate prison, and he had never abandoned it.
From Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)
The air-ship must, of course, use a very light motor.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
So the large fan or screw propeller on an air-ship drives the air backward, and the air reacts and drives the ship forward.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
And we have been air-shipping millions of cans of our most widely used powdered infant formula from an FDA-approved facility in Ireland to the United States since the recall.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2022
However, the Chicago-based company said it is increasing production at its other facilities to fill the gap, including air-shipping formula from a plant in Ireland, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
Lee was hired by United Parcel Service in 1985 to help expand its air-shipping fleet, and is now the first woman to oversee the company's 2,527 pilots.
From Time Magazine Archive
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