airship noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •A 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. •(US) A police air unit, a police helicopter. •(informal) Any aircraft.On weekends, I liked to spend my time at the airport watching the various airships take off and land. •[in the plural] (UK, disapproving) A high ranking official of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.And all the time, ever present but out of sight, "their Airships,” as they called the RAF top brass, were also watching, praying. — 1971 verb1 •To transport goods by aircraft. formsairshipped · airshipping · airships
