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air⋅ship

[air-ship]
–noun
a self-propelled, lighter-than-air aircraft with means of controlling the direction of flight; dirigible.
Compare blimp.


Origin:
1810–20, for an earlier sense; air 1 + ship

air-ship

[air-ship]
–verb (used with object), -shipped, -ship⋅ping.
to send or ship via aircraft: to air-ship machine parts overseas.

Origin:
1950–1955


air-ship⋅pa⋅ble, adjective
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air·ship   (âr'shĭp')   
n.  A self-propelled lighter-than-air craft with directional control surfaces. Also called dirigible.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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