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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 June 2025
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
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
What do an octopus, a dirigible, the Underground Railroad and an Emmy-winning This Is Us alum have in common?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 June 2025
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
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 12 Jul. 2025.
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