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; air1 + ship

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air-ship

[air-ship]
verb (used with object), air-shipped, air-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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airship (ˈɛəˌʃɪp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
dirigible, Also called: zeppelin a lighter-than-air self-propelled craft

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The airship will be used to detect oil, direct skimming vessels, and look for
  wildlife that may be threatened by oil.
The idea of an airship with hydrogen is interesting, for cargo.
Such a airship could stand up to winds much better, a fatal flaw in airships.
He was the first to envision an elongated airship in place of the spherical
  balloon.
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