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airship

[air-ship] / ˈɛərˌʃɪp /


NOUN
balloon
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Nearly a century after the crash of the Hindenburg airship, the images of towering flames and mangled metal haven’t lost their power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

One reportedly failed mid-flight, with the other shot down by a US airship.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The indicator is named after the German passenger airship that was involved in a historic disaster in 1937.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026

American Walter Wellman was the first to try to reach the North Pole by airship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2024

The flight engineer called some figures to the pilot, who confirmed them, and Lord Roke sank back into the shadows, holding tight to the struts and beams as the airship plunged and tilted.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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