Dirigible

Noun CEFR B2

ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒəbəl

Definitions

A self-propelled airship that can be steered.

Equivalents

Españoldirigible globo dirigible

Françaisballon dirigeable dirigeable

DeutschLuftschiff

30 more languages

العربيةالمنطاد سَفِينَة هَوَائِيَّة

Беларускаядырыжабль

Българскидирижабъл

Bosanskiдирижабл

Češtinavzducholoď

Gaeilgeaerlong

Hrvatskiдирижабл

Հայերենդիրիժաբլ

Íslenskaloftskip

Italianoaeronave dirigibile

日本語軽気球飛行船

ქართულიდირიჟაბლი

Қазақ тілідирижабль

한국어기구 비행선

Македонскидирижабл

Bahasa Melayukapal udara

Nederlandsluchtschip

Polskisterowiec

Portuguêsdirigível

Românăbalon dirijabil dirijabil

Русскийдирижабль управляемый

Slovenčinavzducholoď

Српскидирижабл

Svenskaluftskepp

ไทยเรือเหาะ

Türkçehava gemisi

Українськадирижабль

Examples

“On the opposite wall, the R101 tragedy is recalled by the airship's tattered ensign in a glass case, a plaque from the Royal Airship Works and a photograph of the dirigible at her moorings.”

“People had time to think ⟳ up some questions, including reporters who shouted “Are you going to shoot ⟳ down the balloon?” at President Biden shortly before the dirigible came down.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Dirigibles dirigisme dirigist dirigiste dirigistes dirimens copulatio

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