airship

noun

Definition of airshipnext
as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airship Emphasizing that any drone can be a threat in a restricted area, the FBI referred to an incident last year during the LA fires when a man flew his drone into a Super Scooper water dropping airship, grounding it for five days. — Tom Wait, CBS News, 30 July 2026 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 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 then the spontaneous cheers and shouts erupted as the aircraft, full of returning troops, lifted off the South Vietnam air strip.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • They were told that the plane was blown over by wind, and that the aircraft was parked in its stall when the incident happened.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • The original bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River in March 2024 after a cargo ship lost power and struck it, killing six construction workers.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Its current cruise began in October 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where the ship had been refitted.
    — Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • In past years, people have repurposed the thin plastic from the signs to make school projects, as art canvases, and even model airplanes.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Wowuwoai Magsafe Portable Charger is a great accessory to have handy, especially when you’re stuck in the middle seat on an airplane.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • Along the way Leo will take 12 flights, including two helicopter rides, give 36 speeches and visit 10 cities including Cusco, Peru, which sits more than 11,000 feet above sea level.
    — Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Across 161 training events, the two militaries practiced coordinated operations using naval vessels, aircraft and helicopters.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • Deputies said those aboard a nearby boat came to the assistance of possibly two people on the plane.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The people who were killed on the plane are owed a duty of safety and a duty of care by the manufacturer of the aircraft, the pilot and all involved parties, but the same duty is owed to the people on the ground.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • The aircraft uses an advanced commercial jet airframe designed for greater speed, range, payload capacity, and operating altitude than legacy turboprop ISR platforms.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The more engineers push to save weight, Datta notes, the more flexible the airframe becomes, making the wings and other structures more prone to bending, twisting, and vibration.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 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
  • According to police, the front driver’s side of the pickup struck the rear passenger side of the tractor and part of the trailer.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Firefighters arrived to find a tractor-trailer burning while connected to the approximately 630,000-square-foot warehouse.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of tractor

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