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Dirigible

adjective
1.
Capable of being steered or directed.  Synonym: steerable.





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"Dirigible" Quotes from Famous Books



... salaries; and hence they do not so readily sympathize with our purposes. But we outnumber them ten to one, and do not fear them. There is, however, one great obstacle which we have not yet seen the way to overcome. More than a century ago, you know, dirigible air-ships were invented. The Oligarchy have a large force of several thousands of these, sheathed with that light but strong metal, aluminium; in popular speech they are known as The Demons. Sailing over a hostile force, they ...
— Caesar's Column • Ignatius Donnelly
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... of Germany must not include any military or naval air forces except one hundred unarmed seaplanes. No aviation grounds or dirigible sheds are to be allowed within 150 kilometers of the Rhine or the eastern or southern frontiers. The manufacture of aircraft and parts of aircraft is forbidden. All military and aeronautical ...
— History of the American Negro in the Great World War • W. Allison Sweeney
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Words linked to "Dirigible" :   blimp, sausage balloon, sausage, barrage balloon, airship, manageable, gondola, zeppelin, lighter-than-air craft, steerable, Graf Zeppelin, car


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