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dirigible

[dir-i-juh-buhl, dih-rij-uh-] / ˈdɪr ɪ dʒə bəl, dɪˈrɪdʒ ə- /
NOUN
airship
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In a nod to the need for a military component, he suggested images of vessels, not people—a dirigible, a battleship and a submarine named Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 18, 2023

Walter Wellmann lifted off in the dirigible “America,” only to ditch it off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when a storm hit shortly afterward.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2022

Other inventions, which never quite succeeded, included a sailboat with an adjustable mast, a dirigible, a fiberglass ukulele and a solid-foam football, with grooves in the surface.

From Washington Post Oct. 16, 2021

Lowman has also accessed the canopy using construction cranes and an inflatable raft attached to a dirigible.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2021

What he saw was the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

The federal government began to hoard the gas 100 years ago to ensure supplies for military dirigibles and later, the space program.

From Science Magazine Nov. 5, 2023

The "Love Myself" slogan was even emblazoned on dirigibles flown over the musicians' hometowns in 2017.

From Fox News Oct. 6, 2021

The “Love Myself” slogan was even emblazoned on dirigibles flown over the musicians’ hometowns in 2017.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2021

The Academy Museum’s form is inspired, in part, by the dirigibles that once landed in the area, when the neighborhood on this stretch of Wilshire served as an airfield.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2021

Striped balloons and plump golden dirigibles clustered in the center with baskets ready to receive parcels and packages.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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