HyperDic: dirigible

English > 2 senses of the word dirigible:
NOUNartifactdirigible, airshipa steerable self-propelled aircraft
ADJECTIVEalldirigible, steerablecapable of being steered or directed
English > dirigible: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningcapable of being steered or directed.
Synonymsteerable
Broadermanageablecapable of being managed or controlled
Spanishdirigible
Nounsdirigiblea steerable self-propelled aircraft
English > dirigible: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA steerable self-propelled aircraft.
Synonymairship
Instanceszeppelin, Graf ZeppelinA large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
Partscar, gondolaThe compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
Narrowerbarrage balloonAn elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy / enemy planes that are flying low
blimp, sausage balloon, sausageA small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
Broaderlighter-than-air craftaircraft supported by its own buoyancy
Spanishaeronave, dirigible, zepelín
Catalanaeronau, dirigible, nau aèria
Adjectivesdirigiblecapable of being steered or directed

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