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airship ride

airship ride

6.7
A trip in a large blimp that carries people to look at the land below
  • noun
  • /ˈɛərˌʃɪp raɪd/
translation icon : paseo en dirigible
  • She surprised him with an airship ride over the city for his birthday.

Examples

  • I enjoyed my first airship ride over the mountains.

  • The company offers an airship ride package for tourists seeking adventure.

  • During the festival, many visitors enjoyed an airship ride to see the colorful landscape.

  • Have you ever taken an airship ride?

  • During the festival, many visitors enjoyed an airship ride to see the colorful landscape.

  • She surprised him with an airship ride over the city for his birthday.

  • The company offers an airship ride package for tourists seeking adventure.

Synonyms

ride
vsairship ride
∞ 1.0

A journey in a car, bus, or train

is the same idea but specific to sightseeing trips in the sky
boat ride
vsairship ride
16 1.3

A short trip on a boat to see places or for fun

is taken in the sky for leisure and sightseeing

How Scenic

airship ride
6.7
boat ride
16 1.3
tour
  • Texting
217 3.5
bus
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

airship ride singular
airship rides plural

Morphology

airship + ride

The meaning 'a journey in an airship' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'airship' (a lighter-than-air aircraft) with 'ride' (a trip). Vehicle + ride noun compounds are common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase airship ride comes from early trips in large, slow flying ships called airships, where people took a ride like on a floating boat to look at the land below. That's why it means 'a journey in an airship', often for sightseeing or fun.