: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems
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Santa runs a high-tech metropolis with elves, airships and special-mission forces: Delivering presents is a huge operation done with military precision so there can’t be any shenanigans.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
There was a group of sea scouts who were holding onto an airship, and a gust of wind blew the ship into the air and pulled them hundreds of feet with it.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
For example, the Amundsen Mast was used as an anchoring point for airships involved in polar exploration.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
In 1926, Amundsen’s airship Norge was tethered to this mast before its historic flight across the North Pole to Alaska.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
There was a group of sea scouts who were holding onto an airship, and a gust of wind blew the ship into the air and pulled them hundreds of feet with it.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
For example, the Amundsen Mast was used as an anchoring point for airships involved in polar exploration.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
In 1926, Amundsen’s airship Norge was tethered to this mast before its historic flight across the North Pole to Alaska.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airship. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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