different between airplane vs airship

English

Alternative forms

• aeroplane (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK), aëroplane

Etymology

air +? plane, alteration of aeroplane

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ple?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?????ple??n/

Noun

airplane (plural airplanes)

1. (US, Canada) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
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     Lois: Come on, Stewie. You know you can't leave the table until you finish your vegetables. […] Sweetie, it's broccoli. It's good for you. Now open up for the airplane.

Derived terms

• paper airplane

Translations

Verb

airplane (third-person singular simple present airplanes, present participle airplaning, simple past and past participle airplaned)

1. (intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
2. (transitive) To transport by aeroplane.

See also

• aircraft
• glider
• helicopter

Anagrams

• perianal

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: heirship

Noun

airship (plural airships)

1. 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.

2. (informal) Any aircraft.

   On weekends, I liked to spend my time at the airport watching the various airships take off and land.

3. (Britain, derogatory) The highest ranking officials of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.
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Translations

Verb

airship (third-person singular simple present airships, present participle airshipping, simple past and past participle airshipped)

1. To transport goods by aircraft.

See also

• balloon
• barrage balloon
• blimp
• Colonel Blimp
• dirigible
• zeppelin, Zeppelin