airship

noun

Definition of airshipnext
as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airship Head to the Kunsthalle, which opened in 2022, or Dox, with its eyecatching airship shape, which hosts art, literature, performance and architecture. — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 21 July 2026 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 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
  • The Florida National Guard, the State Emergency Operations Center, State Guard and AT&T Disaster Services are holding aircraft and equipment there, the airport said.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • First developed in the 1950s, this aircraft has an enormous weapon payload capacity and intercontinental range.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • The ship’s 21 crew members were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill.
    — Suryatapa Chakraborty, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple resources were called in on the night of the shooting, including SWAT, K-9 teams, patrol officers, drones, a Denver Police Department helicopter and a Colorado State Patrol airplane.
    — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • There are excursions such as canyoning the river or hiking through Bedwell Sound’s ancient old growth forests and returning to basecamp by helicopter.
    — Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Rescues this high are risky and expensive, and helicopters cannot safely fly at such altitudes.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • Blair also attempted to open the plane door while in the air.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Creating a licensing body is not a bizarre idea in a world where the FAA determines the airworthiness of planes and banks must pass stress tests to operate.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • In the event of an emergency, a rocket deploys a nylon parachute from the airframe in seconds, allowing the plane to land safely.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
  • If successful, each B-52 should be capable of carrying similar payloads of LRASM as JASSM, which currently stands at around 20 per airframe.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 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
  • Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself won’t help a farmer in Iowa put diesel in his tractor.
    — S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Three masked men stole about five pallets of beef worth roughly $40,000 from a tractor-trailer in Northeast Philadelphia early Tuesday, police said.
    — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of tractor

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