semirigid
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semi·rig·id

adjective \-ˈri-jəd\

Definition of SEMIRIGID

1
: rigid to some degree or in some parts
2
of an airship : having a flexible cylindrical gas container with an attached stiffening keel that carries the load

First Known Use of SEMIRIGID

1906

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