airship

noun

air·ship ˈer-ˌship

: a lighter-than-air aircraft having propulsion and steering systems

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Santa runs a high-tech metropolis with elves, airships and special-mission forces: Delivering presents is a huge operation done with military precision so there can’t be any shenanigans. —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024 There was a group of sea scouts who were holding onto an airship, and a gust of wind blew the ship into the air and pulled them hundreds of feet with it. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 For example, the Amundsen Mast was used as an anchoring point for airships involved in polar exploration. —

David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 In 1926, Amundsen’s airship Norge was tethered to this mast before its historic flight across the North Pole to Alaska. —

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