dirigible
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- dirigibility noun
- nondirigibility noun
- nondirigible adjective
Etymology
Origin of dirigible
First recorded in 1580–90 for the adjective and in 1885–90 for the noun; from Latin dīrigere, dēregere “to arrange, align, straighten, direct” + English adjective suffix -ible; direct, -ible
Example Sentences
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In a nod to the need for a military component, he suggested images of vessels, not people—a dirigible, a battleship and a submarine named Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2023
In 1936, he witnessed the Hindenburg airship, the world’s largest dirigible, as it passed over Brusque, which is about 700 miles south of Rio de Janeiro.
From Washington Post • May 14, 2022
Walter Wellmann lifted off in the dirigible “America,” only to ditch it off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when a storm hit shortly afterward.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2022
Lowman has also accessed the canopy using construction cranes and an inflatable raft attached to a dirigible.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2021
What he saw was the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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