I think you mean a dirigible.


Maxprop wrote:
. . . which is an airship, is it not? If not, what's the difference?

A dirigible is an airship, but an airship is not necessarily a
dirigible. It's the same as saying hippos are mammals, but not all
mammals are hippopotamii.

"The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the
same as the difference between the lightning and the lightning bug."
-Mark Twain

DSK