"vacuum airship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vacuum airships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vacuum airship (plural vacuum airships)
  1. (aviation, astronautics) An aircraft in the form of a rigid airship that, instead of a pressurised gas, is filled with a vacuum. This is only viable in low pressure environments, due to construction constraints needed to withstand ambient atmospheric pressure. Categories (topical): Astronautics, Aviation Hypernyms: vacuum balloon

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