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Definition 2024

See also: air ship

airship ‎(plural airships)

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.
(informal) Any aircraft.
On weekends, I liked to spend my time at the airport watching the various airships take off and land.

self-propelled lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered — see dirigible