dirigible

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dir⋅i⋅gi⋅ble

[dir-i-juh-buh

l, di-rij-uh-]

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–noun

1.	an airship.

–adjective

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

Origin:
1575–85; 1905–10 for n.; < L dīrig(ere) to direct + -ible

Related forms:

dir⋅i⋅gi⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

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air·ship (âr'shĭp')

n. A self-propelled lighter-than-air craft with directional control surfaces. Also called dirigible.

dir·i·gi·ble (dĭr'ə-jə-bəl, də-rĭj'ə-bəl)

n. See airship.

[Latin dīrigere, to direct; see direct + -ible.]

Word Origin & History

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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