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词汇 airship
释义 airship
noun[ C ]
mainly UKuk /ˈeə.ʃɪp/ us /ˈer.ʃɪp/(US usuallyblimp)
a large aircraft without wings, used especially in the past, consisting of a large bag filled with gas that is lighter than air and driven by engines. Passengers were carried in a structure hanging below.(软式)飞艇(尤在旧时使用的大型飞行器,艇身为充满轻于空气气体的气囊,由发动机提供动力,下部为封闭的载人吊舱)
 
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Examples from literature

After the war, airships continued to be developed for military and commercial purposes. 
Although travel in commercial airships with solid frames was stopped after the Hindenburg accident, a similar type of airship, known as a blimp, is still made and flown to this day. 
Germany also used airships in World War I to bomb British cities. 
In 1937, the airship Hindenburg caught fire while trying to land in New Jersey, USA. 
In the 19th century, balloons were redesigned to create the first passenger airships. 
It was the end of commercial hydrogen airships. 
The first passenger airline was the German DELAG company, which started commercial airship flights in 1910. 
While the cigar-shaped balloon looks similar to the old solid-frame airships, the blimp’s balloon body has no frame and is kept in shape by air pressure. 
"Next to riding in an airship and skating, it's the finest thing I know of," answered David. 
A great airship was sailing towards us. 
Almost imperceptibly the giant airship floated away. 
Jack experienced an odd thrill as he prepared to send the first spoken word ever exchanged between an airship in motion and a station on land. 
The airship had a complement of twenty-five men and five tons of dead weight. 

Examples of airship


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Express towed the airship around the headland and released her into a northwesterly wind and snow in which she was soon lost from view.
This they proceeded to do after it had become clear that the airship had disappeared.
The airship was undamaged except for the rudder.
The purpose of the launch was to make weather observations prior to the launch of the airship.
The third area dealt with the autorotating behaviour of non-stabilized airships, re-entry bodies, released nose sections of fuselages, and hailstones of oblate-spheroidal shape.
It has been stated that, as men progress, they shall be able to travel in airships and reach any part of the world in a few hours.
Six hundred large airships were actually built and flown.
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There were two positions in which that airship could have easily flown that day and given a view.
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It is no use talking now about what happens during the journeys of an airship in a hot climate.
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Another point is that an airship does not necessarily need to operate from an airfield.
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We are very much behind hand in airships.
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Probably a succession of these rigid airships will be ordered when it is proved that they are successful.
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It is generally recognised that the handling of these airships requires considerable experience.
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They did not like the airship coming in, objected to it, did not believe in it, and said so bluntly.
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I shall be very glad to have a proposal for the construction of sheds in a tenth part of the time required to construct airships.
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