Dirigible
/ˈdɪɹ.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A self-propelled airship that can be steered.
"On the opposite wall, the R101 tragedy is recalled by the airship's tattered ensign in a glass case, a plaque from the Royal Airship Works and a photograph of the dirigible at her moorings."
- 2 a steerable self-propelled aircraft wordnet
Adjective
- 1 steerable
Adjective
- 1 capable of being steered or directed wordnet
Example
More examples"Have you ever ridden in a dirigible?"
Etymology
From French dirigeable, from ballon dirigeable (“steerable balloon”).