noun
- large aircraft that are filled with gas and stay in the air without wings; dirigibles or blimps
Examples
- The airships floated gracefully across the sky during the parade.
- Early airships were used for passenger travel in the 1930s.
- Military forces used airships for reconnaissance missions.
- The Goodyear blimp is one of the most famous modern airships.
- Airships require less fuel than airplanes for certain types of cargo transport.
- The museum displayed models of historic airships from different eras.