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dirigible::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | airship |
| Type of | lighter-than-air craft |
| Has types | blimp, barrage balloon, sausage, sausage balloon |
dirigible::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | steerable |
Examples of dirigible
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A dirigible supporting Governor Romney floats serenely in Ohio's clear blue skies.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was immediately recognized that a steerable, or dirigible, balloon was required.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The dirigibles of the 1920s and 1930s also carried airmail, known as dirigible mail.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You would have been one of twenty lucky passengers on the hydrogen-filled dirigible.
From the theatlantic.com
At each location, Alex leaves clues for his parents, who follow in Izzy's dirigible.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Like the famous Hindenberg dirigible, this contraption went down in flames.
From the sacbee.com
The dirigible, or zeppelin, was the most popular mode of air transportation for 30 years.
From the washingtonpost.com
In fact, 67 of the 97 people on-board the dirigible survived the fire.
From the economist.com
Hence, Ickes virtually shut down the German dirigible program himself.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Airship: a steerable self-propelled aircraft
- Steerable: capable of being steered or directed
- An airship or dirigible is an aerostat or "lighter-than-air aircraft" that can be steered and propelled through the air using rudders and propellers or other thrust mechanisms. ...
- Dirigible is Frank Capra's 1931 adventure film about the competition between American naval fixed-wing and airship pilots to reach the South Pole by air.
- A word that describes any steerable or directable airship, including blimps (pressure airships), semi-rigid airships and zeppelins (rigid airships). The term often is used to describe only rigid airships, but it applies to both. Dirigible is synonym for airship. ...
