Synonyms

air-ship

American

[air-ship] / ˈɛərˌʃɪp /

verb (used with object)

air-shipped, air-shipping

to send or ship via aircraft.

to air-ship machine parts overseas.

Other Word Forms

air-shippable adjective

Etymology

Origin of air-ship

First recorded in 1950–1955

Example Sentences

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So the large fan or screw propeller on an air-ship drives the air backward, and the air reacts and drives the ship forward.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

The Deutschland was wrecked in a storm on June 28, 1910, but it was successfully operated long enough to give Germany the honor of establishing the first air-ship line for regular passenger service.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

At a certain point this decrease will have reached such a point that the air-ship is 'in equilibrium', i.e. she weighs precisely the same as the volume of air she displaces.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

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

This is necessary, as the fabric of the gas-bags of a rigid air-ship is lighter and contains less rubber than the envelope of a non-rigid.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

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