Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- That may be directed, controlled, or steered.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being directed; steerable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
self-propelled airship that can besteered - adjective
steerable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being steered or directed
- noun a steerable self-propelled aircraft
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And the style of the dirigible is only limited to the imagination!
TeeMorris.com » Blog Archive » GUEST BLOGPOST: Wherein the Tinker’s Art Is Discussed 2010
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And the style of the dirigible is only limited to the imagination!
TeeMorris.com » Blog Archive » GUEST BLOGPOST: Wherein the Tinker’s Art Is Discussed 2010
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"A dirigible is something magical," said Jérôme Giacomoni, who was 25 when he founded Aerophile with a friend.
Boing Boing 2008
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The Latin dirigere means “to direct,” and a balloon capable of being directed by a pilot was dubbed a dirigible in 1885.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The Latin dirigere means “to direct,” and a balloon capable of being directed by a pilot was dubbed a dirigible in 1885.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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PS Due to that flash animation we saw back in college, every time I hear the word dirigible, I hear the words, That’s lovely Mark.
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I have to admit a secret love for the word dirigible here, too, which Buckell uses almost immediately in the story.
Tides from the New Worlds: Aerophilia « A Working Title 2009
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I have to admit a secret love for the word dirigible here, too, which Buckell uses almost immediately in the story.
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That is NOT a dirigible, that is a balloon - dirigibles are ridged, like zeppelins.
This Just In: (One) Less is (One) More BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Sept. 24, 1852: A new invention called a dirigible creeps through the air from Paris to Trappe, France, taking three hours to travel 17 miles.
sockfullofpennies commented on the word dirigible
The adjective: capable of being steered.
Hence a zeppelin or airship was in fact a "dirigible balloon"; or a balloon that could be steered.
January 30, 2007
5814738 commented on the word dirigible
"She stood with her back to him, nude at the stove, dancing back as hot drops of oil leapt from the pan. The covers slipped from the slope of Isaac's belly. He was a dirigible, huge and taut and strong. Grey hair burst from him abundently." From Perdido Street Station by China Meiville.
September 18, 2011
bilby commented on the word dirigible
This got me thinking about hot air balloons. A mode of 'transport' with no brakes, no steering, where you're standing in a flammable basket with a roaring gas flame. I'm surprised it ever got off the ground.
August 5, 2022