Definition of Dirigible

1. Adjective. Capable of being steered or directed.

Exact synonyms: Steerable
Similar to: Manageable

2. Noun. A steerable self-propelled aircraft.
Exact synonyms: Airship
Specialized synonyms: Barrage Balloon, Blimp, Sausage, Sausage Balloon
Terms within: Car, Gondola
Generic synonyms: Lighter-than-air Craft
Specialized synonyms: Graf Zeppelin, Zeppelin

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

dirgy
dirham
dirhams
dirhem
dirhems
dirhenium
dirhodium
dirhombicosidodecahedron
dirhombicosidodecahedrons
diribonucleotide
diribonucleotides
dirigation
dirige
dirigent
diriges
dirigible (current term)
dirigibles
dirigism
dirigisme
dirigismes
dirigisms
dirigist
dirigiste
dirigomotor
dirimens copulatio
diriment
dirk
dirkas
dirke
dirked

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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