air-ship
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- air-shippable adjective
Etymology
Origin of air-ship
First recorded in 1950–1955
Example Sentences
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Now, little book, I am feeling a little too proud, I expect, for Pa is going to take us all over to London in his new air-ship.
From Letters of the Motor Girl by Gardner, Ethellyn
Fabric bags, known as 'ballonets', are therefore fitted inside the envelope, and as the air-ship descends air is forced into these bags, which supplies the lost pressure and maintains the shape of the envelope.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
The first air-ship that could be controlled and brought back to the starting-point was made in France, in 1885, by Captain Renard, of the French army.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
When an air-ship ascends, the gas therefore expands, and at a certain point would burst the envelope were valves not provided to allow some of the gas to escape.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
In the same year a French military officer, named Meusnier, produced a completely detailed design for an air-ship.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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