airship

noun

Definition of airshipnext
as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airship During the previous program, the company said its airship became the first HAPS to stay powered through a full day-night cycle while maintaining power over a specific area of operations. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026 Of fog and airships Hangar One is among the world's largest freestanding structures, covering eight acres at Moffett Field near Mountain View. — New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026 Quevedo could issue 19 distinct commands to the systems of an airship without ever touching a control cable. — Larry Printz, ArsTechnica, 23 Feb. 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 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
  • FireSat will help incident commanders get better information more quickly, and, unlike fire-spotting aircraft, the satellites can linger over a fire for days or weeks and aren’t hampered by high winds or smoke.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • New York Harbor will host an international Parade of Sail featuring dozens of tall ships and more than 100 military aircraft in an aerial review.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • After the Tuesday ship attacks, the US launched a fresh wave of strikes, hitting 80 targets across Iran.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • The launch fits a familiar Silicon Valley pattern — ship products first, ask for forgiveness later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • In the Owens Valley, thermals — columns of warm, rising air — rocket paragliders to altitudes higher than most small airplanes can fly.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Made from a quick-drying, breathable nylon fabric, these pants wick away sweat on a stuffy airplane or long hike.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • Afterward, the body will travel by helicopter to the Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, about 80 kilometers away, before flying back to Iran.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • An array of military vehicles, including a tank and a truck hauling an old helicopter, were followed by a group of eight bagpipe players along with drummers and dancers.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • Shorts expose your legs to the germy airport terminal and plane seats, ensuring that your first stop on your vacation is the hotel shower.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • But for some Gen Zers, the hardest part comes after the plane has landed back home, when the Venmo requests go out.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • Building a paper airplane can be as demanding as building the airframe of a real aircraft.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • Quesst—a needle-nosed experimental aircraft with an airframe designed to reduce the typical sonic boom to a sonic thump.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 July 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
  • Police said the tractor-trailer veered off the roadway and overturned.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • However, three years later, Ron died in a tractor accident while working at the park.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of tractor

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