Examples from literature

• After the war, airships continued to be developed for military and commercial purposes. 
• Although travel in commercial airships with solid frames was stopped after the Hindenburg accident, a similar type of airship, known as a blimp, is still made and flown to this day. 
• Germany also used airships in World War I to bomb British cities. 
• In 1937, the airship Hindenburg caught fire while trying to land in New Jersey, USA. 
• In the 19th century, balloons were redesigned to create the first passenger airships. 
• It was the end of commercial hydrogen airships. 
• The first passenger airline was the German DELAG company, which started commercial airship flights in 1910. 
• While the cigar-shaped balloon looks similar to the old solid-frame airships, the blimp’s balloon body has no frame and is kept in shape by air pressure. 
• "Next to riding in an airship and skating, it's the finest thing I know of," answered David. 
• A great airship was sailing towards us. 
• Almost imperceptibly the giant airship floated away. 
• Jack experienced an odd thrill as he prepared to send the first spoken word ever exchanged between an airship in motion and a station on land. 
• The airship had a complement of twenty-five men and five tons of dead weight.