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Recent Examples of airship
The airship's helium volume reaches 6.3 million cubic feet, enabling it to reach a maximum altitude of 10,000 feet.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
But those catastrophes—and the most unforgettable airship disaster, the explosion of the Hindenburg in 1937—couldn’t deflate enthusiasm for the Goodyear Blimp.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 Jan. 2025
This month, it was announced as the motor supplier of the Flying Whales airship project.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
Alternative options have always existed—imperial Germany used Zeppelin airships in World War I to subdue the city of London, and Nazi Germany developed V-1 cruise missiles and V-2 ballistic missiles in World War II.
—Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
But those catastrophes—and the most unforgettable airship disaster, the explosion of the Hindenburg in 1937—couldn’t deflate enthusiasm for the Goodyear Blimp.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 Jan. 2025
This month, it was announced as the motor supplier of the Flying Whales airship project.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
Alternative options have always existed—imperial Germany used Zeppelin airships in World War I to subdue the city of London, and Nazi Germany developed V-1 cruise missiles and V-2 ballistic missiles in World War II.
—Raphael S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
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What To Know Video released Thursday by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) showed Navy sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinson were seen preparing weapons and aircraft for strikes against the Houthis.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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That's the kind of aircraft that would carry a weapon that could be used to take out underground facilities for a nuclear program.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2025
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The Nimitz replaced sister ship USS Carl Vinson as the latter was retasked by the Pentagon from the region to the Middle East.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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McPherson preached aboard the ship, and its passengers, spellbound by her blossoming charisma and moved by her plight, gathered just enough funds to buy the young widow and her baby train tickets to New York City, where Minnie would meet them in the fall of 1910.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The incident highlights the potential dangers of in-flight medical emergencies and the need for better medical equipment and training on airplanes.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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An airplane flies in the path of a partial solar eclipse while seen from Glen Rock on April 8, 2024 in Glen Rock, New Jersey.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The company operating the helicopter has been in business for more than 30 years and has a fairly strong safety record.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The other helicopter went into the Hudson River and sank while being maneuvered at a heliport, but the pilot escaped.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Almost nothing gets passengers more excited than the topic of shoes on a plane.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, administration officials claimed the planes had landed before his ruling took effect.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Effectively, Beyond has designed a new 10-seat business jet airframe around a battery-free hydrogen-electric propulsion system.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2025
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Worse, the sudden strain may damage the airframe, and a heavy mount is needed to absorb the forces involved.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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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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Activities and programming throughout the season include live music, family yoga, sunset meditation, wine tasting, flower workshops, tractor rides, a sweet pea maze and a tea garden.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The driver of the tractor, a man in his 60s also from Woodland, was not injured, authorities said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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