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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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
Other inventions, which never quite succeeded, included a sailboat with an adjustable mast, a dirigible, a fiberglass ukulele and a solid-foam football, with grooves in the surface.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2021
“It’s a soap bubble. It’s a flying ship. It’s a flying vessel, dirigible, zeppelin,” says an impassioned Renzo Piano.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021
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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