airship

noun

air·ship ˈer-ˌship

: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems

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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 For example, it's confirmed that the Brotherhood of Steel airship seen in the show is the same one seen in Fallout 4, meaning that the canon outcome for Fallout 4 is obviously not one where that airship was destroyed. —

Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for airship