purutangi

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[Swahili Word] purutangi

[Swahili Plural] purutangi

[English Word] airship

[English Plural] airships

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Swahili Definition] aina ya chomboanga kinacholea kwa nguvu elezi ya gesi iliyoko ndani yake. Inabeba behewa ya abiria na mizigo. Inasukumwa na injini za parapela

[English Definition] a type of aircraft that floats because of the buoyancy of the gas inside its hull. It carries a compartment for passengers and freight. It is steered by propeller engines

[Note] Purutangi appears as a proposed term in the Kamusi ya Sayansi na Teknolojia, but as of 9/2007 does not appear in any Swahili sources available online; we invite further discussion by Kamusi participants about the ranking of entries for "airship"

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