dirigible

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

The term arose from attempts in the late 1800s to make a balloon steerable. In French, dirigeable means steerable. Over time the phrase “dirigible balloon” was shortened to just dirigible. In modern parlance, the term has been replaced by airship.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪ.ɹɪdʒ.ə.bəl/, SAMPA: /"dI.rIdZ.@.b@l/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdɪɹ.ə.dʒə.bəl/, SAMPA: /"dIr.@.dZ@.b@l/

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

dirigible (plural dirigibles)

1. A self-propelled airship that can be steered

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• airship
• balloon
• barrage balloon
• blimp
• zeppelin, Zeppelin
• Wikipedia article on dirigibles