dirigible — meaning in English

English meaning

• blimp noun An airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it, rather than a rigid frame.
• dirigible noun A self-propelled airship that can be steered.
• Zeppelin noun A large, cigar-shaped rigid airship, especially the type built in Germany in the early 20th century.

Senses

dirigible is used for these senses in English:

• Zeppelin (aviation) A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.
• blimp (aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
• dirigible (aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered.

blimp — full definition

1. noun An airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it, rather than a rigid frame.
2. noun Informal, sometimes unkind, term for an overweight person.

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