nonrigid
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ɪd adjective
1.
not rigid.
2.
designating a type of airship having a flexible gas container without a supporting structure and held in shape only by the pressure of the gas within.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | not rigid; flexible |
| 2. | (of the gas envelope of an airship) flexible and held in shape only by the internal gas pressure |
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Example sentences
The first nonrigid airship it acquired was an unusual airship because it was metal-clad.
The blimps frequently present above large sporting events are usually nonrigid airships.
Nonrigid airships have no frame and use only gas and envelope design to keep their shape.
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