airship.
A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
Meaning & usage
A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
Airships are posited to be cheaper to operate over time than fixed-wing aircraft, but as there are no large fleets, this is hard to prove in practice.
A police air unit, a police helicopter.
Any aircraft.
On weekends, I liked to spend my time at the airport watching the various airships take off and land.
A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.
Where this word comes from
From air + ship. * (jocular British sense): is in imitation of worship "form of address for magistrates et al., possibly also an oblique reference to Colonel Blimp.
To transport goods by aircraft.
Where this word comes from
From air + ship. * (jocular British sense): is in imitation of worship "form of address for magistrates et al., possibly also an oblique reference to Colonel Blimp.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.