airship
A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as…A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
» What does an airship look like?
Как выглядит дирижабль?
На что похож дирижабль?
Як виглядає повітряний корабель?
Значення
значень: 4A 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.
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
(США)A police air unit, a police helicopter.
(розмовне)Any aircraft.
On weekends, I liked to spend my time at the airport watching the various airships take off and land.
(Британія, зневажливе, у множині)A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.
Приклади
речень: 10What does an airship look like?
Як виглядає повітряний корабель?
ruКак выглядит дирижабль?
An airship is lighter than air.
ruДирижабль легче воздуха.
The airship's shadow covered the whole street.
ruТень дирижабля покрывала всю улицу.
Airships are a common trope in steampunk works.
The airship burst into flames.
deDas Luftschiff ging in Flammen auf.
Походження
From air + ship.From air + ship.
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Форми
множина: airshipsСиноніми
синонімів: 1- a steerable self-propelled aircraft:dirigible