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Recent Examples of airship
Whether its airship ultimately ends up an economic boon or boondoggle remains to be seen ... although the same can be said of many other visionary startups, airship and otherwise.
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New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
In March 1957, an airship called Snow Bird went 11 consecutive days in flight.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
The Cardboard Cosmos: A Lilliputian World display is packed with tiny, intricate mockups of cardboard items such as houses, furniture, and futuristic airships.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2025
The most recent announcement is a US$50-million order from UK airship transport operation Straightline Aviation.
—New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
In March 1957, an airship called Snow Bird went 11 consecutive days in flight.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
The Cardboard Cosmos: A Lilliputian World display is packed with tiny, intricate mockups of cardboard items such as houses, furniture, and futuristic airships.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2025
The most recent announcement is a US$50-million order from UK airship transport operation Straightline Aviation.
—New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
Noun
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Russia is known to have placed tires on the wings of its aircraft throughout the war, trying to fend off Ukrainian drone attacks.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Zelenskyy said that 34% of Russia's cruise missile-carrying aircraft were hit.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The Knight IEMs ship with high-quality 8-core OCC cable with OFC silver plating.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The currents in the East River are quite strong, and may have been one of the causes why the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge earlier this month.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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More than half of travelers (52 percent) believed people should never fart on an airplane and should hold it in, with Americans (54 percent) more likely than Brits (47 percent) to agree.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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As Trump is relying on Qatar for hostage release talks and supplying him with a new presidential airplane, Stutzman said Doha cannot be trusted.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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The soldier is American, while the helicopter belongs to the Royal Canadian Air Force.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The injured man, who was conscious at the time, was put into a harness and flown while attached to the helicopter with the 150-foot rope, Soukup said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The appearance of Trump's name in the flight logs does not necessarily indicate wrongdoing, as many of the individuals named could have been on Epstein's plane for legitimate reasons.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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War planes fly over the international ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings June 6 on Utah Beach, Normandy.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The force of the blasts cut the plane’s control cables and damaged its airframe.—
Linda Dudik,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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By studying the images, engineers can confirm and enhance the sonic-boom-deadening properties for the XB-1's airframe.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Highway vehicles, which include passenger automobiles, motorcycles, buses, and highway-type trucks and truck tractors, are not eligible for the fuel tax credit.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Mowers, tractors, edgers, blowers, handheld tools, and more are all worth checking out and potentially making an offer on. 5.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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