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| dirigible (dɪˈrɪdʒɪbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able to be steered or directed |
| —n | |
| 2. | another name for airship |
| [C16: from Latin dīrigere to | |
| dirigi'bility | |
| —n | |
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dirigible
"airship," 1885, from Fr. dirigeable, lit. "capable of being directed or guided," from L. dirigere (see direct). The word existed as an adj. in Eng. from 1581, with the lit. sense.
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