Dirigible

//ˈdɪɹ.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a steerable self-propelled aircraft wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    steerable
Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being steered or directed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
airshipairshipballoonblimpdirectivegasbag

Example

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"Have you ever ridden in a dirigible?"

Etymology

From French dirigeable, from ballon dirigeable (“steerable balloon”).

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barrage balloonself propelled

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