: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems
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Byrd had used a plane, and Amundsen an airship.
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Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026
Russell, a former Chicagoan who now lives in La Porte, Indiana, also compiled the stories of the 97 passengers and crew aboard the airship on its famous final voyage on his blog Faces of the Hindenburg.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Additionally, there are semirigid airships, which are similar to blimps and sometimes called blimps but have a structural metal keel.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Patented in Spain, France, and the United States, it was conceived as a way to prevent airship accidents.
—Larry Printz, ArsTechnica, 23 Feb. 2026
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Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026
Russell, a former Chicagoan who now lives in La Porte, Indiana, also compiled the stories of the 97 passengers and crew aboard the airship on its famous final voyage on his blog Faces of the Hindenburg.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Additionally, there are semirigid airships, which are similar to blimps and sometimes called blimps but have a structural metal keel.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
Patented in Spain, France, and the United States, it was conceived as a way to prevent airship accidents.
—Larry Printz, ArsTechnica, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airship. Accessed 16 May. 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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