1. a large airship that can be steered and controlled

1. capable of being directed or steered
Usage: formal

Examples

• The dirigible floated slowly across the sky.
• Early dirigibles were filled with hydrogen gas.
• The Goodyear blimp is a modern type of dirigible.
• Passengers could travel in luxury aboard the great dirigibles of the 1930s.
• The dirigible’s engines allowed it to navigate against the wind.
• Military forces used dirigibles for reconnaissance missions.
• The dirigible balloon was carefully steered toward the landing field.