: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems
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But critics were quick to point out that airships’ giant size hindered this aim.
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
So figure a dozen or fewer airships still in operation ... across the entire world.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
Goodyear says the prize also includes a $3,000 voucher for travel and accommodations to one of Goodyear’s three U.S. airship bases.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Kidnapped, she will be carried to the airship and open it to the rest of her party.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
So figure a dozen or fewer airships still in operation ... across the entire world.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
Goodyear says the prize also includes a $3,000 voucher for travel and accommodations to one of Goodyear’s three U.S. airship bases.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
Kidnapped, she will be carried to the airship and open it to the rest of her party.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airship. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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airship
noun
air·ship
ˈa(ə)r-ˌship 
ˈe(ə)r-
: a lighter-than-air aircraft with its own power and steering
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