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Definition of Dirigible
1. Noun. A steerable self-propelled aircraft.
Specialized synonyms: Barrage Balloon, Blimp, Sausage, Sausage Balloon
Terms within: Car, Gondola
Generic synonyms: Lighter-than-air Craft
Specialized synonyms: Graf Zeppelin, Zeppelin
2. Adjective. Capable of being steered or directed.
Definition of Dirigible
1. a. Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible balloon.
Definition of Dirigible
1. Noun. A self-propelled airship that can be steered ¹
2. Adjective. steerable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dirigible
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dirigible
Literary usage of Dirigible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Comparison of French and German strength in dirigible airships, ... See Canals;
Hivers—Regulation Banking law 16 '13 Destruction of the German dirigible LZ ..."
2. Practical Aeronautics: An Understandable Presentation of Interesting and by Charles Brian Hayward (1912)
"Though greatly in the minority, those who contend for the advantages of the
dirigible are none the less convinced that, in the final analysis, ..."
3. The Conquest of the Air: Aeronautics, Aviation; History, Theory, Practice by Alphonse Berget (1909)
"THE ENVELOPE AND ITS OUTLINE WE have just shown what are the fundamental principles
of aerial navigation by dirigible balloons. We must now see how these ..."
4. The Conquest of the Air: Aeronautics, Aviation; History, Theory, Practice by Alphonse Berget (1909)
"THE ENVELOPE AND ITS OUTLINE WE have just shown what are the fundamental principles
of aerial navigation by dirigible balloons. We must now see how these ..."
5. Textbook of Naval Aeronautics by Henry Woodhouse (1917)
"In case the application is for a spherical balloon or for a dirigible balloon
pilot certificate the applicant will be fully advised by the Contest Committee ..."
6. Aircraft Year Book by Manufacturers Aircraft Association (1921)
"DATA ON UNITED STATES dirigible ZR-2 (FORMERLY THE R-38) AND PLANS FOR FLIGHT TO
UNITED STATES IN 1921 Successful operation of lighter-than-air craft over ..."
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