airship

noun

Definition of airshipnext
as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airship Tropical Islands recreates a balmy paradise in an old airship hangar about an hour from Berlin. — Gwen McClure, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 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 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
  • Air Force investigators noted that no other aircraft were expected in the area but acknowledged that the radar contact may have disappeared because of the bomber's change in direction.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But trying to do both, operate as a car and an aircraft, faces many basic engineering problems, said Roger Connor, curator of the vertical flight collection at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • Iran continued its campaign of striking ships trying to use the Strait of Hormuz, with four droned in the last 24 hours.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • While the Botanical Bliss ships compressed like all mattresses-in-a-box, setting it up required a bit more effort than expected.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • The United States invented the airplane but had no national aviation policy, and Europe was pulling ahead.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The airline is also closing in on an order for new wide-body airplanes, executives said.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • Each ship comes with 16 missile launch cells, a Lockheed Martin SPY-7 radar, an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter, and other cutting-edge missile defense capabilities.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Before midday, rescuers in a state helicopter were trying to reach two people stranded in a motor home after trying to escape floodwaters, said Archuleta County Sheriff Mike Le Roux.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • An expedition to find evidence of Amelia Earhart’s missing plane near a remote island in the South Pacific has come up empty, researchers said Sunday.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Well outside Cuba’s territorial waters, Cuban MiGs destroyed two of the civilian planes with air-to-air missiles, killing the four occupants, the complaint said.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • In addition, the airframe was upgraded for greater stability in flight to prevent the patient from swinging excessively.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Heavyweight starting point The C-130J-30 provides a substantial airframe for the Navy’s requirements.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 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
  • Amenities included bounce houses and a tractor ride called the Hayride Ghost Hunt.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Simmons was joined by Guatemalan Attorney General Gabriel García Luna, who reflected on the suffering the migrants inside the tractor-trailer endured.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tractor

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