- airship air·ship n
- ['ɛəˌʃɪp]
dirigibile m, aeronave fSee:
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airship air·ship n
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air|ship — «AIR SHIHP», noun, verb, shipped, ship|ping. –n. 1. a balloon that can be steered; a dirigible. An airship is filled with a gas that is lighter than air, and is driven by propeller. 2. Obsolete. an airplane. –v.t. U.S. to ship by aircraft: »to… … Useful english dictionary
airship — /air ship /, n. a self propelled, lighter than air aircraft with means of controlling the direction of flight; dirigible. Cf. blimp. [1810 20, for an earlier sense; AIR1 + SHIP] * * * or dirigible Lighter than air aircraft with steering and… … Universalium
airship — (n.) also air ship, 1888, from Ger. Luftschiff motor driver dirigible; see AIR (Cf. air) (n.1) + SHIP (Cf. ship) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
airship — [er′ship΄] n. any self propelled aircraft that is lighter than air and can be steered; dirigible … English World dictionary
airship — air•ship [[t]ˈɛərˌʃɪp[/t]] n. aer. a self propelled, lighter than air craft with means of controlling the direction of flight; dirigible • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
airship — air|ship [ˈeəˌʃıp US ˈer ] n a large aircraft with no wings, that has an engine and is filled with gas to make it float … Dictionary of contemporary English
airship — air|ship [ er,ʃıp ] noun count an aircraft without wings that is filled with gas and has an engine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Airship — For other uses, see Airship (disambiguation). Dirigible redirects here. For the 1931 film, see Dirigible (film). Not to be confused with Balloon (aircraft) or Blimp. Airship … Wikipedia
Airship Italia — was a semi rigid airship used by Umberto Nobile in his second series of flights around the North Pole. Design and specifications Italia was an N class semirigid airship, designation N4. In design it was almost identical to the N1 Norge but larger … Wikipedia
Ship naming and launching — The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old.Methods of launchThere are three principal methods of conveying a new ship from building site to water, only two of which are called… … Wikipedia
ship — Synonyms and related words: Graf Zeppelin, address, aeroplane, aerostat, air express, aircraft, airfreight, airmail, airplane, airship, argosy, ark, avion, back, bag, balance rudder, ballonet, balloon, barge, barrel, bathyscaphe, batten, beak,… … Moby Thesaurus
