airship

noun

Definition of airshipnext
as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airship The German airship Graf Zeppelin took off from Lakehurst, New Jersey, for the first around-the-world passenger flight. — USA Today, 21 July 2026 The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Fearing that the Italians would seize credit, Amundsen teamed up with American entrepreneur Lincoln Ellsworth to purchase the airship. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026 How did anyone get away with flying people on a hydrogen airship? — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for airship
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
  1. aircraft
  2. ship
  3. airplane
  4. helicopter
  5. plane
  6. airframe
  7. aeroplane
  8. tractor
Noun
  • And by coincidence, NIAC awarded funding to another research group, led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that was interested in using EHD propulsion for Earthborne aircraft.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Britain mobilized dozens of civilian vessels within days of the outbreak of the war, using commercial ships to transport aircraft, fuel and other supplies.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • In recent weeks, family members of Lincoln service members voiced worries about deteriorating mental health conditions aboard the ship, as well as sanitary conditions and food shortages.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Other sailors described to CNN conditions unlike their previous deployments, largely because of the war, which stopped the ship from making stops at friendly ports.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • Ships book slots to transit, similar to how passengers book seats on airplanes in advance.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The pilots would not have been able to even see that airplane approaching them.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • Some 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze, aided by helicopters flying overnight, officials said, but high winds had complicated efforts to contain it.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Saildrone Surveyor used passive electronic warfare technology to detect, classify and identify a surrogate radar threat, working in coordination with an MH-60S helicopter.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after three different planes landing or taking off at O'Hare had tires blown out in just one week.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As the plane descends, a lush landscape of verdant mountains that flow down into charming villages, beaches, and the crystal-clear waters beyond appears.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • Their approach relies on an existing airframe, potentially giving the Marine Corps a faster route toward an operational collaborative combat aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Now, Archer, working in close partnership with Anduril, has introduced the Halo, a commercial variant sharing the same core airframe and systems, sans the weaponry.
    — David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of airframe
Noun
  • The occasional booing of famous England players has been an integral part of the Wembley experience over the years, almost as commonplace as paper aeroplanes.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of aeroplane
Noun
  • In late March, a gang used a tractor to batter down a fence before two masked burglars broke into the Magnani Rocca Foundation, a private museum about 12 miles from the northern Italian city of Parma.
    — Willem Marx, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Reaching a top speed of 124 mph, Rodriguez crashed into a tractor-trailer parked in the shoulder, the office said.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tractor

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