airship

== English == === Alternative forms === air-ship, air ship === 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. === Pronunciation === Homophone: heirship === Noun === airship (plural airships) (aviation) A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered. (US, law enforcement, aviation) A police air unit, a police helicopter. (aviation, informal) Any aircraft. (British, derogatory, chiefly in the plural) A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === airship (third-person singular simple present airships, present participle airshipping, simple past and past participle airshipped) To transport goods by aircraft. === See also ===