airship

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
2. (US) A police air unit, a police helicopter.
3. (informal) Any aircraft.
4. (British, derogatory, in-plural) A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.

Verb

To transport goods by aircraft.

Sinonieme

dirigible

blimp

aircraft

aeroplane

✈️

airplane

✈️

balloon

🎈

plane

aerostat

aero-boat

flying boat

sausage

ship

🚢

zeppelin

sausage balloon

Vertalings

dirigible

dirigibile

dirigeable

Luftschiff

ballon dirigeable

aeronave

dirigível

dirigible

luchtschip

aeronave

αερόπλοιο

Zeppelin

aeronave

globo dirigible

Etimologie (Engels)

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.