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airship

[air-ship] / ˈɛərˌʃɪp /


NOUN
balloon
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After the mooring lines were dropped, passengers and crew heard a faint bang and felt a shudder deep within the airship, which was at that point well more than 100 feet in the air.

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

Goodyear Blimp pilot-in-training Fayth Rascon-Ryn grew up near the Carson base and would drive past the airship all the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

The three RECOs turned and marched back to the airship.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown


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