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dirigible

[ dir-i-juh-buhl, dih-rij-uh- ]

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noun

an airship.

adjective

designed for or capable of being directed, controlled, or steered.

dirigible

/ dɪˈrɪdʒɪbəl /

adjective

able to be steered or directed

noun

See airship
another name for airship

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Derived Forms

ˌdirigiˈbility, noun

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Other Words From

dir·i·gi·bil·i·ty noun
non·dir·i·gi·bili·ty noun
non·dir·i·gi·ble adjective noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dirigible¹

First recorded in 1580–90 for the adjective and in 1885–90 for the noun; from Latin dīrigere, dēregere “to arrange, align, straighten, direct” + English adjective suffix -ible; direct, -ible

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dirigible¹

C16: from Latin dīrigere to direct

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Example Sentences

His only regret seemed to be that he, too, could not have a dirigible balloon and a countess—on ten francs a week!

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For in the matter of mines the Boodah had all the advantages of a shore, and as to dirigible torpedoes more than all.

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Efficient air gun as a weapon; improvements in army tents; improvements in dirigible balloons and aeroplanes for military uses.

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Dirigible balloons are divided into three classes: the rigid, the semi-rigid, and the non-rigid.

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The aeroplane, more than the dirigible and balloon, stands as the emblem of the conquest of the air.

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