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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
Noun
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Polish jets shot down at least three of the aircraft.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The restrictions there go up to 12,000 feet, meaning high-flying commercial aircraft can still transit the airspace.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Maritime Festival, with its ship battles, pirate village and breakfasts with mermaids, routinely draws thousands to Dana Point Harbor.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Last month, a Chinese navy ship collided with a Chinese Coast Guard ship while trying to block a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near the Scarborough Shoal.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
13 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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After the plane touched down, a motorcade stood ready to escort Kirk's casket to Hansen Mortuary Chapel near Seventh Street and Northern Avenue.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 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
Noun
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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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The horrific encounter occurred as Patton was riding on a tractor near Mulberry Mountain along State Highway 23, also known as Pig Trail Scenic Byway, AGFC reported.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Spencer Daniels, the large carnivore program coordinator for the commission, said the victim was out working on his tractor, laying gravel for a trail, when he was attacked.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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