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語源

From French dirigeable, from ballon dirigeable (“steerable balloon”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɹɪdʒəbəɫ/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪɹ.ə.d͡ʒə.bəl/

名詞

dirigible (複数形 dirigibles)

1. (aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered.
   • 2023 February 4, Katie Rogers, “Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a … Chinese Spy Balloon?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

下位語

• blimp
• nonrigid
• rigid
• semirigid
• Zeppelin

形容詞

dirigible (comparative more dirigible, superlative most dirigible)

1. steerable

派生語

• dirigibility
• indirigible

参考

• airship
• balloon
• barrage balloon
• blimp
• zeppelin, Zeppelin
• Wikipedia article on dirigibles