Dictionary

dirigible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒəbəl/ (UK)
• /ˈdɪɹ.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From French dirigeable, from ballon dirigeable (“steerable balloon”).

Meanings

1. steerable

Forms

Deriveds

dirigibility · indirigible

Relateds

airship · zeppelin · barrage balloon · blimp · balloon · Zeppelin

Translations (9)

it dirigibile (steerable) · ru управля́емый (steerable) · fr dirigeable (steerable) · es dirigible (steerable) · pl sterowalny (steerable) · ro dirijabil (steerable) · gv yn-stiurey (steerable) · bg направляем (steerable) · io direktebla (steerable)

dirigible en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒəbəl/ (UK)
• /ˈdɪɹ.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From French dirigeable, from ballon dirigeable (“steerable balloon”).

Meanings

1. 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? 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
   • On the opposite wall, the R101 tragedy is recalled by the airship's tattered ensign in a glass case, a plaque from the Royal Airship Works and a photograph of the dirigible at her moorings. 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 101:
   • People had time to think up some questions, including reporters who shouted “Are you going to shoot down the balloon?” at President Biden shortly before the dirigible came down. 2023 February 4, Katie Rogers, “Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a … Chinese Spy Balloon?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Hyponyms

nonrigid · blimp · rigid · semirigid · Zeppelin

Translations (89)

ml ആകാശക്കപ്പൽ (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ar سَفِينَة هَوَائِيَّة (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · pdt Loftschepp (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ja 飛行船 (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · af lugskip (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · jv palwa anggegana (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ia dirigibile (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · fr ballon dirigeable (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · mn дирижабль (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · nds-de Luftschipp (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · vi điều khiển được (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ka დირიჟაბლი (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · cs vzducholoď (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · sh дирижабл (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · eo aerŝipo (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · eu baloi gidatu (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · it dirigibile (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ky дирижабль (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · uk дирижа́бль (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · es dirigible (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · be дырыжа́бль (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · cmn 飛船 /飞船 (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ko 비행선 (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · tg киштии ҳавоӣ (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ga aerlong (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · sh dirižabl (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ur ہَوائی کَشْتی (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ang lyftscip (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · tk dirižabl (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · tl barkong panghimpapawid (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · kk дирижабль (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · pt dirigível (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · sw ndegeputo (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · io aeronavo (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · sl zračna ladja (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · de Luftschiff (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · gl dirixible (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · la aëria navis (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · it aeronave (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · id kapal udara (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · bg дирижа́бъл (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · hu léghajó (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · io direkteblo (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · cmn 飛艇 /飞艇 (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ro balon dirijabil (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ca dirigible (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · mk дирижа́бл (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · lv dirižablis (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · uz dirijabl (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · fo luftskip (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ast dirixible (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · da luftskib (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · he ספינת אוויר (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · es globo dirigible (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · vi khí cầu điều khiển được (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · bo རླུང་གྲུ (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · bn আকাশতরী (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · et õhulaev (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ms kapal udara (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · es nave aérea (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ru дирижа́бль (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · th เรือเหาะ (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · sh zračni brod (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · tr hava gemisi (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · pl sterowiec (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · sv luftskepp (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · fi ilmalaiva (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · nds-de Luchtschipp (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ta வான்கப்பல் (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · hu kormányozható léghajó (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · tg дирижабл (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · cv дирижабль (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · hy դիրիժաբլ (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · is loftskip (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · nb luftskip (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · my လေသင်္ဘော (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · cy awyrlong (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · fa-ira کَشْتیِ هَوایی (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · sk vzducholoď (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · sh зрачни брод (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · nl luchtschip (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ro dirijabil (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · fr dirigeable (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · he סְפִינַת אֲוִיר (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ur ہَواکَشْتی (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · az dirijabl (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · nn luftskip (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · ja 軽気球 (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) · lt dirižablis (a self-propelled airship that can be steered)