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单词 dirigible
释义

dirigible

/ˈdɪrɪdʒɪb(ə)l /
adjective
Capable of being steered, guided, or directed: a dirigible spotlight
noun
An airship.Within the bureau and the fleet, Moffett concentrated on the development of patrol and scouting seaplanes and dirigibles, airplane technology and logistics, aircraft carriers, and naval air stations....
  • Later, Lewis guns loaded with incendiary bullets and mounted on the famous Sopwith Camel biplanes, helped bring down hydrogen-filled German Zeppelin dirigibles that had been terrorizing English cities.
  • I'd always been fascinated by those giant silver dirigibles, having seen the Graf Zeppelin cruising over Los Angeles and once getting a ride in the little old Goodyear ‘Volunteer’ blimp NCBA in 1936.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin dirigere 'to direct' + -ible.

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