In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
AIRSHIP
airship, dirigible
(noun) a steerable self-propelled aircraft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
airship (plural airships)
A lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
(informal) Any aircraft.
(Britain, pejorative) The highest ranking officials of the RAF, viewed as arrogant and distant.
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Verb
airship (third-person singular simple present airships, present participle airshipping, simple past and past participle airshipped)
To transport goods by aircraft.
Source: Wiktionary
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