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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles containing potentially dated statements, Aeronautics, Vehicles introduced in 1899, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2009, Gases
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airship  dirigible  Sky ship  air ship  airship era
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An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power. Wikipedia
Powered lighter-than-air craft Wikipedia Disambiguation
Powered lighter-than-air aircraft Wikidata
A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered. Wiktionary
A self-propelled airship that can be steered. Wiktionary
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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. Wiktionary