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A dirigible or airship was a powered balloon aircraft that was kept buoyant by a lighter than air body of gas.
As a child, Jean-Luc Picard built model airships. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
In the holosuite program Julian Bashir, Secret Agent, set in the 1960s, Doctor Bashir fell out of a dirigible over Iceland, which made the character Anastasia Komananov believe he was dead. However, he had a parachute with him and found a submarine waiting for him when he landed. (DS9: "Our Man Bashir")
The Targalans utilized airships. (LD: "Shades of Green")
The Klowahkans had airships that housed restaurants. (LD: "A Farewell To Farms")