airship

Meanings

Noun

• A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
• Any aircraft.
• The highest ranking officials of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.

Verb

• To transport goods by aircraft.

Origin

• 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.