Noun

1. 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. Any aircraft.

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

See also

• balloon
• barrage balloon
• blimp
• dirigible
• zeppelin, Zeppelin