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Recent Examples of airship
Moments later, a police airship known as Air 16 responded to the call and arrived at the scene, hovering over the property.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 23 July 2025
Helium alone is not enough to move the airship though, Goodyear’s blimps are equipped with three four-cylinder 200 hp engines, one on either side and one at the rear.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Others were taken into custody on charges of possessing a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and discharging a laser at a police airship.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Goodyear began making airships for the U.S. Navy in 1917, and its first blimp — the first commercial non-rigid airship flown using helium — launched years later, becoming a marketing tool.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 23 July 2025
Helium alone is not enough to move the airship though, Goodyear’s blimps are equipped with three four-cylinder 200 hp engines, one on either side and one at the rear.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Others were taken into custody on charges of possessing a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and discharging a laser at a police airship.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Goodyear began making airships for the U.S. Navy in 1917, and its first blimp — the first commercial non-rigid airship flown using helium — launched years later, becoming a marketing tool.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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The airline announced Friday that its first plane with secondary cockpit barriers had gone into service, and Southwest expects to have 26 aircraft fitted with the device in service by the end of the year.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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This will mark the first time LL Cool J, 57, is steering the ship solo.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Maybe ship Enid with somebody her own age.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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American pilot Ethan Guo, right, prepares his airplane in Geneva, Switzerland, on August 6, 2024, before his take off from Geneva Airport for attempting a world record solo flight to all seven continents.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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My top picks of the versatile bottoms can be worn from the airplane to running errands to hot yoga, and the best part?—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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The whole family can climb sand dunes, stargaze, fly in hot air balloons, and take helicopter trips to the dramatic Skeleton Coast.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Firefighting efforts include 155 engines, 34 water tenders, two helicopters, 21 dozers and 55 hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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When your flight is ready to depart, passengers will be brought to their flight in style, escorted individually in a BMW to the air field, across the tarmac and onto the plane.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The planes are modern, with the average aircraft being less than seven years old.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The line integrates every stage of manufacturing—materials preparation, airframe and component production, testing, and final assembly—maximizing productivity and quality, according to the report.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The result is an airframe resembling a flying spindle.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Birkin famously sketched her ideal bag on an aeroplane sickness bag and the rest is history.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Patton had been working on a gravel road with his tractor near Mulberry Mountain when a 70-pound juvenile black bear attacked him, AGFC officials said, per the outlets.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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The horrific encounter occurred as the senior rode a tractor near Mulberry Mountain along State Highway 23, also known as Pig Trail Scenic Byway, reported AGFC, the agency that responded to the scene.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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