Definition of Dirigible. Meaning of Dirigible. Synonyms of Dirigible

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Definition of Dirigible

Dirigible
Dirigible Dir"i*gi*ble, a. Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible balloon.

Meaning of Dirigible from wikipedia

- An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat (lighter-than-air) aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power...
- The Dirigible/Balloon Pilot Insignia was a military decoration of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps that was issued to those service...
- Dirigible is a 1931 American pre-Code adventure film directed by Frank Capra for Columbia Pictures and starring Jack Holt, Ralph Graves and Fay Wray....
- The Giffard dirigible or Giffard airship was an airship built in France in 1852 by Henri Giffard, the first powered and steerable (French: dirigeable)...
- altitude of 1,200 ft (370 m) over the Chicago Loop. When it became clear the dirigible was failing, pilot Jack Boettner and chief mechanic Harry Wacker used...
- explicitly with dirigibles: Article 198 "The armed forces of Germany must not include any military or naval air forces ... No dirigible shall be kept."...
- Each hangar was designed to house up to six blimps. US Naval Air Station Dirigible Hangar B, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, is...
- Zeppelin mail was mail carried on zeppelins, the German airships that saw civilian use from 1908 to 1939. Almost every zeppelin flight carried mail, sometimes...
- The Joint Committee to Investigate Dirigible Disasters was created by House Concurrent Resolution 15, 73rd Congress, to investigate the cause of the Akron...
- Albert Caquot's aeronautics contributions included designing the "Caquot dirigible" and technical innovations at the new French Aviation Ministry, where...