airship

noun

Definition of airshipnext
as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airship 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 How did anyone get away with flying people on a hydrogen airship? — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 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 aircraft was cleared, passengers were permitted to reboard, and the flight continued without further incident.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In a traditional operational environment, information may have to pass through multiple human operators and system interfaces before a new task reaches another aircraft.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • And the dangers faced by vessels attempting to navigate the crucial waterway was underlined Thursday night when the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its ships had been attacked in the strait.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • All other ships added to the class will also use steam systems under the president’s directive.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • Boeing’s Immediate Priority Is Execution Boeing entered the second half of 2026 with a record $715 billion backlog, including more than 6,200 commercial airplanes.
    — Alex Krutz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Bird remains recovered from airplane strikes, called snarge, are sent to the Smithsonian Institution’s lab in Washington DC, where they are analyzed to determine the species.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • The helicopter was one of seven working a fire in central Utah that was caused by lightning July 27.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Friday morning crash of a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter in the Fishlake National Forest ignited a new fire that spread to connect with the existing blaze that has now scorched nearly 174 square miles (nearly 451 square kilometers).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • On Tuesday afternoon, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said his country would send two planes loaded with 100 tons of aid in the coming days.
    — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on the other plane flying with the president, sources said.
    — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • Now, Archer, working in close partnership with Anduril, has introduced the Halo, a commercial variant sharing the same core airframe and systems, sans the weaponry.
    — David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • These include possible improvements to the airframe, engine integration, and aerodynamic design, suggesting that engineers are continuing to evaluate and enhance the aircraft through successive flight tests.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 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
  • Highlights include culinary, craft and agricultural exhibitions, vendors, a tractor pull show, musical performances and midway rides.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Due to high winds, the city temporarily banned empty tractor-trailers, tandem trailers, piggyback trailers, dual trailers and multiple trailers on the Marine Parkway Bridge across Rockaway Inlet on Friday night.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tractor

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