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air·ship
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ˈɛərˌʃɪp
/
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-ship
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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
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air-ship
/
ˈɛərˌʃɪp
/
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air
-ship
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verb (used with object),
air-shipped,
air-ship·ping.
to send or ship via aircraft:
to air-ship machine parts overseas.
Origin:
1950–1955
Related forms
air-ship·pa·ble,
adjective
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airship
(ˈɛəˌʃɪp)
—
n
dirigible
, Also called:
zeppelin
a lighter-than-air self-propelled craft
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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