air-ship
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of air-ship
First recorded in 1950–1955
Example Sentences
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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 Davis, Frederick C.
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
First air-ship in regular passenger service—Count Zeppelin, Germany, 1910.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
The balloon of the first Zeppelin air-ship was 390 feet in length, with a diameter of about 39 feet.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
The Deutschland was wrecked in a storm on June 28, 1910, but it was successfully operated long enough to give Germany the honor of establishing the first air-ship line for regular passenger service.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
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