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April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 Jan. 2025
Wikipedia incorrectly lists the flight of the French army dirigible La France as the first roundtrip dirigible flight.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Zeppelins, dirigibles, blimps, and other forms have delivered slow, steady travel over oceans and other areas of the Earth that had been inaccessible to most short-range aircraft.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
Floating through the morning mists at 60 miles an hour was the world’s smallest dirigible, just 110 feet long with seating for three.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 Jan. 2025
Wikipedia incorrectly lists the flight of the French army dirigible La France as the first roundtrip dirigible flight.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Noun
The dirigibles could be airborne aircraft carriers.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Zeppelins, dirigibles, blimps, and other forms have delivered slow, steady travel over oceans and other areas of the Earth that had been inaccessible to most short-range aircraft.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Dirigible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirigible. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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