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dirigibles

UK/ˈdɪ.ɹɪdʒ.ə.bəlz//ˈdɪɹ.ə.d͡ʒə.bəlz/

dirigibles is the plural of dirigible.

Meaning of dirigible

Noun

dirigible (plural dirigibles)

  1. A self-propelled airship that can be steered.
    • Do you know, Louis, of any great secret military camp where a surprise fleet of dirigibles and flying machines of a new and terrible pattern is being formed by a far-seeing Government as a reserve against the day of Armageddon?1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

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Questions about dirigibles

What is dirigibles the plural of?
Dirigibles is the plural of dirigible.
How do you pronounce dirigibles?
Dirigibles is pronounced /ˈdɪ.ɹɪdʒ.ə.bəlz/ (UK).

Words near dirigibles in the dictionary

  1. dirigent
  2. dirigents
  3. diriges
  4. dirigibility
  5. dirigible
  6. dirigibles
  7. dirigism
  8. dirigisme
  9. dirigismes
  10. dirigisms
  11. dirigist

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