dirigible
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dirigible
- /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒəbəl/ UK
- /ˈdɪɹ.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ US
Where it comes from
From French dirigeable, from ballon dirigeable (“steerable balloon”).
noun dirigibles
- A self-propelled airship that can be steered. Do you know, Louis, of any great secret military camp where a surprise fleet of dirigibles and flying machines of a new and terrible pattern is being formed by a far-seeing Government as a reserve against the day of Armageddon?
adjective more dirigible · most dirigible
- steerable
Translations
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noun a self-propelled airship that can be steered
| Español | dirigible, globo dirigible, nave aérea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비행선 bihaengseon |
| 日本語 | 飛行船 hikōsen, 軽気球 keikikyū |
| 中文 | 飛艇 /飞艇 fēitǐng, 飛船 /飞船 fēichuán |
| Kiswahili | ndegeputo |
| Português | dirigível |
| Français | ballon dirigeable, dirigeable |
| Deutsch | Luftschiff |
| Italiano | aeronave, dirigibile |
| Română | balon dirijabil, dirijabil |
| Русский | дирижа́бль dirižáblʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | điều khiển được, khí cầu điều khiển được |
| العربية | سَفِينَة هَوَائِيَّة |
| עברית | ספינת אוויר, סְפִינַת אֲוִיר sfinát avír |
adj steerable
| Español | dirigible |
|---|---|
| Français | dirigeable |
| Italiano | dirigibile |
| Română | dirijabil |
| Русский | управля́емый upravljájemyj |
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