: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems
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In the evening, an airship lowered in a medic who confirmed all three deaths.
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Among the new characters are the Wind Traders, a new group of Na’vi who travel across Pandora on giant airships that look like jellyfish.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
The titular Leviathan is a whale doubling as an airship, the crew of which serves as the catalyst for the main adventure.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Writing in the journal npj Wireless Technology, the trio proposes using airships, also commonly known as blimps, to lift quantum computers to the stratosphere.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Among the new characters are the Wind Traders, a new group of Na’vi who travel across Pandora on giant airships that look like jellyfish.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
The titular Leviathan is a whale doubling as an airship, the crew of which serves as the catalyst for the main adventure.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Writing in the journal npj Wireless Technology, the trio proposes using airships, also commonly known as blimps, to lift quantum computers to the stratosphere.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airship. Accessed 11 Jan. 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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