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Definition of 'dirigible'

Word Frequency

dirigible in British

(dɪˈrɪdʒɪbəl )
adjective
1. 
able to be steered or directed
noun
2.  another name for airship
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Derived forms
dirigibility (ˌdirigiˈbility)
  noun
Word origin of 'dirigible'
C16: from Latin dīrigere to direct
Word Frequency

dirigible in American

(ˈdɪrədʒəbəl ; dirˈəjəbəl; dəˈrɪdʒəbəl ; dərijˈəbəl)
adjective
1. 
that can be directed or steered
noun
2. 
an airship; esp., a zeppelin
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'dirigible'
ML dirigibilis: see direct & -ible

Example sentences containing 'dirigible'

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The dirigible came down at a cargo depot at the south end of town, and Shevek set off into the streets of the biggest city in the world. Ursula K. Le Guin THE DISPOSSESSED (1974)

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Trends of 'dirigible'

Used Rarely. dirigible is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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