dirigible

Example Sentences

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I suspect some Chinese dirigible navigators have tumbled to a hard political landing.

From Washington Post

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

On another day, the paper flaunted the promise of “Aerial Queen Will Hover Above City” — that was Ruth Neely, the first woman to pilot a dirigible.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1936, he witnessed the Hindenburg airship, the world’s largest dirigible, as it passed over Brusque, which is about 700 miles south of Rio de Janeiro.

From Washington Post

But before that, hundreds of passenger trips were completed on the dirigibles.

From Washington Post