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airship

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air·ship  (ârshp)
n.
A self-propelled lighter-than-air craft with directional control surfaces. Also called dirigible.
airship [ˈɛəˌʃɪp]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) a lighter-than-air self-propelled craft Also called dirigible zeppelin
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Noun1.airshipairship - a steerable self-propelled aircraft
dirigible
barrage balloon - an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
sausage balloon, blimp, sausage - a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
car, gondola - the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
lighter-than-air craft - aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
airship
noun zeppelin, blimp, dirigible The British airship R101 crashed in France, killing 48 passengers.
Translations
airship [ˈɛəʃɪp] N → aeronave f
airship [ˈɛərʃɪp] n → dirigeable m
air show airshow [ˈɛərʃəʊ] n
(= display) → meeting m aérien
(= trade exhibition) → salon m de l'aéronautique
airship [ˈɛəˌʃɪp] n → dirigibile m, aeronave f


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