Definition of "airship" in English

noun

1. (aviation) 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.

2. (US, law enforcement, aviation) A police air unit, a police helicopter.

3. (aviation, informal) Any aircraft.

   • On weekends, I liked to spend my time at the airport watching the various airships take off and land.

4. (British, derogatory, chiefly in the plural) A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.

verb

1. To transport goods by aircraft.