The difference between Airship and Dirigible
When used as nouns, airship means a lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered, whereas dirigible means a self-propelled airship that can be steered.
Airship is also verb with the meaning: to transport goods by aircraft.
Dirigible is also adjective with the meaning: steerable.
check bellow for the other definitions of Airship and Dirigible
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Airship as a noun:
A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
Examples:
"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."
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Airship as a noun (informal):
Any aircraft.
Examples:
"On weekends, I liked to spend my time at the airport watching the various airships take off and land."
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Airship as a verb:
To transport goods by aircraft.
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Dirigible as a noun:
A self-propelled airship that can be steered
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Dirigible as an adjective:
steerable