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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
Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
In Graydon Carter's home office, a portrait of him by Al Hirschfeld hangs above a collection of vintage models and toys including Meccano dirigibles, English buses, and a wooden DC-3 airplane.
—Nathan King, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
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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
Goodyear began experimenting with vessels that would be lighter than aircraft in the early 1900s, and the dirigibles have since become a lasting and iconic symbol of the corporate brand.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
In Graydon Carter's home office, a portrait of him by Al Hirschfeld hangs above a collection of vintage models and toys including Meccano dirigibles, English buses, and a wooden DC-3 airplane.
—Nathan King, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Dirigible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirigible. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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