air-ship
Americanverb (used with object)
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Origin of air-ship
First recorded in 1950–1955
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The camerist does not have to get in an air-ship and fly to Africa in order to produce photographs that will sell.
From Making Your Camera Pay by Frederick C. Davis
In the same year a French military officer, named Meusnier, produced a completely detailed design for an air-ship.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
A bald eagle came rushing down the stream like an air-ship, his great wings slowly heaving up and down, as if he had set out upon an all-day's journey.
From The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West by H. H. Riley
The first air-ship that could be controlled and brought back to the starting-point was made in France, in 1885, by Captain Renard, of the French army.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns
First air-ship in regular passenger service—Count Zeppelin, Germany, 1910.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns
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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