From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishairshipair‧ship /ˈeəˌʃɪp $ ˈer-/ noun [countable] TTAa large aircraft with no wings, that has an engine and is filled with gas to make it float
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airship• You've made your reputation building airships.• But I had a feeling that there were still some interesting uses for airships if I incorporated modern technology and materials.• Glamour aloft was also provided by the great airships Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg.• The great airship Graf Zeppelin cruises away from her moorings.• I could see a silver helium airship over the city centre.• Thirty-three died, as apparently did passenger airships.• Later Binding was involved with the rigid airships R23 and R31.• She slipped off the coronet, and let the airship go dead. 