Airship Definition

ârshĭp
airships
noun
airships
A self-propelled lighter-than-air craft with directional control surfaces.
American Heritage

Any self-propelled, lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered; dirigible.

Webster's New World

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

Singular:
airship
Plural:
airships

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