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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The drama has a touch of whimsy mixed among the horrors of the slave trade — a dirigible, a pirate ship and an octupus figure prominently — but the story is rooted in how Wash is able to remain uplifted despite the world’s attempts to bring him down.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 July 2025
New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
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
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Adjective
The Navy built an eight-acre dirigible hangar in Mountain View, still one of the largest freestanding structures ever erected.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The drama has a touch of whimsy mixed among the horrors of the slave trade — a dirigible, a pirate ship and an octupus figure prominently — but the story is rooted in how Wash is able to remain uplifted despite the world’s attempts to bring him down.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 July 2025
Noun
In 1933, the United States Navy built it as the West Coast base for the USS Macon, a massive dirigible measuring 785 ft (239 m) in length.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
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
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“Dirigible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirigible. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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