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dir·i·gi·ble

 (dĭr′ə-jə-bəl, də-rĭj′ə-bəl)
n.

[Latin dīrigere, to direct; see direct + -ible.]
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dirigible

(dɪˈrɪdʒɪbəl)
adj
able to be steered or directed
n
(Aeronautics) another name for airship
[C16: from Latin dīrigere to direct]
ˌdirigiˈbility n
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dir•i•gi•ble

(ˈdɪr ɪ dʒə bəl, dɪˈrɪdʒ ə-)

n. adj.
2. able to be steered.
[1575–85; < Latin dīrig(ere) to direct]
dir`i•gi•bil′i•ty, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dirigible - a steerable self-propelled aircraftdirigible - a steerable self-propelled aircraft
barrage balloon - an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
sausage balloon, blimp, sausage - a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
car, gondola - the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
lighter-than-air craft - aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
Adj.1.dirigible - capable of being steered or directed
manageable - capable of being managed or controlled
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Translations
vzducholoď
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kormányozható léghajó

dirigible

[ˈdɪrɪdʒəbl]
A. ADJdirigible
B. Ndirigible m
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dirigible

n(lenkbares) Luftschiff
adjlenkbar
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Invention of the precedent elevates the trial-at-law from the low estate of a fortuitous ordeal to the noble attitude of a dirigible arbitrament.
"If I did not reason as I do in regard to this gravel," he went on, "I should have to assume a balloon!--My dear fellow, the science of the aerostation of dirigible balloons is not yet developed enough for me to consider it and suppose that a murderer would drop from the clouds!
"Yes," says Captain Hodgson, answering my thought, "Castelli thought he'd discovered the secret of controlling aeroplanes when he'd only found out how to steer dirigible balloons.
Tolentino said the flight activities at the Clark airport cannot be compromised with a 'Notice to Airmen [Notam]' to allow the hot-air balloons to fly with the wind, thus the tethered dirigibles.
Here playful images of ships, submarines, dirigibles, and sea creatures of all kinds--fanciful and factual sail, swim, fly and float.
In addition to AVIC, another State-owned defense contractor, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, is also investing in dirigibles.
Army dirigibles and Navy seaplanes first had to locate it in a 25,000-square-mile area off Delaware and Virginia.
From these sources, the authors were able to depict the various markings, signets, and emblems that appeared on aircraft and dirigibles during the Czarist period in Russia.
Its original intent was a mooring mast for lighter-than-air dirigibles. Imagine how radical a concept that was for the time.
Pentagon officials conducted their investigation using video from one of the dirigibles equipped with cameras to monitor the goings-on around their bases.
Also on Saturday, Secretary of the Exhibition Bijan Bonakdar told reporters that Iran is due to display amphibious-landing planes and dirigibles in the international aviation industries exhibition on Kish Island.