: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems
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Of fog and airships Hangar One is among the world's largest freestanding structures, covering eight acres at Moffett Field near Mountain View.
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New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
And the Hindenburg, the largest airship in the world at the time, was the industry’s crowning achievement — as well as a propaganda vehicle for Nazi Germany.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026
The airship is an example of a technology called high-altitude wind energy (HAWE), which is effectively a floating wind turbine or generator.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
The first transcontinental flight of an airship, the Navy’s enormous USS Shenandoah, terminated, rather precariously, at North Island’s Rockwell Field the following year.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
And the Hindenburg, the largest airship in the world at the time, was the industry’s crowning achievement — as well as a propaganda vehicle for Nazi Germany.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026
The airship is an example of a technology called high-altitude wind energy (HAWE), which is effectively a floating wind turbine or generator.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
The first transcontinental flight of an airship, the Navy’s enormous USS Shenandoah, terminated, rather precariously, at North Island’s Rockwell Field the following year.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airship. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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airship
noun
air·ship
ˈa(ə)r-ˌship 
ˈe(ə)r-
: a lighter-than-air aircraft with its own power and steering
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