airship

noun

air·​ship ˈer-ˌship 

: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems

Examples of airship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Officers also arrested a person on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and took another person into custody for allegedly discharging a laser at an LAPD airship, authorities said. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025

But what really makes A View to a Kill sing are the baddies, starting at the top with the Nazi-bred, ex-KGB, genetically altered microchip tycoon, horse breeder, and airship enthusiast Max Zorin, played with characteristic flamboyance by Walken. —EW.com, 24 May 2025

The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a victory lap over the skies of an Ohio city this week. —Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025

The New York Times May 3, 2025 Nearly 88 years ago, on the evening of May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg passenger airship met its fiery fate. —John Otis, New York Times, 3 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airship

• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• gunship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship

Kids Definition

airship

noun

air·​ship ˈa(ə)r-ˌship 

ˈe(ə)r-

: a lighter-than-air aircraft with its own power and steering