Definition of AIRSHIP

airship

Meanings

Plural: airships

Noun

  • a steerable self-propelled aircraft
  • A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
  • A police air unit, a police helicopter.
  • Any aircraft.
  • A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.

Verb

  • To transport goods by aircraft.

Origin / Etymology

From air + ship.
* (jocular British sense): is in imitation of worship "form of address for magistrates et al., possibly also an oblique reference to Colonel Blimp.

Synonyms

dirigible

Scrabble Score: 12

airship is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
airship is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
airship is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

airship is a valid Words With Friends word