airship, nonrigid

airship, nonrigid
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  • nonrigid — onrigid adj. (Aeronautics) Not rigid; especially, designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure. Opposite of {rigid}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • airship — /air ship /, n. a self propelled, lighter than air aircraft with means of controlling the direction of flight; dirigible. Cf. blimp. [1810 20, for an earlier sense; AIR1 + SHIP] * * * or dirigible Lighter than air aircraft with steering and… …   Universalium

  • airship — /ˈɛəʃɪp / (say airship) noun a self propelled, lighter than air craft with means of controlling the direction of flight, usually classed as either rigid, semirigid, or nonrigid …  

  • nonrigid — /non rij id/, adj. 1. not rigid. 2. designating a type of airship having a flexible gas container without a supporting structure and held in shape only by the pressure of the gas within. [1905 10; NON + RIGID] * * * …   Universalium

  • airship — A power driven, lighter than air steerable aircraft that consists of a streamlined envelope or hull containing helium gas, with an engine and a gondola suspended from it. The various types of airships are rigid, semirigid, and nonrigid. Today,… …   Aviation dictionary

  • nonrigid — non•rig•id [[t]nɒnˈrɪdʒ ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) not rigid 2) aer. designating a type of airship having a flexible gas container without a supporting structure and held in shape only by the pressure of the gas within • Etymology: 1905–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • nonrigid — /ˈnɒnrɪdʒəd/ (say nonrijuhd) adjective 1. not rigid. 2. designating a type of airship having a flexible gas container without a supporting structure and held in shape only by the pressure of the gas within …  

  • nonrigid — adjective designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure • Ant: ↑rigid • Topics: ↑aeronautics, ↑astronautics …   Useful english dictionary

  • blimp — /blimp/, n. 1. a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, esp. one used chiefly for observation. 2. Slang. a fat person. [1915 20; of uncert. orig.] * * * ▪ aircraft  nonrigid or semirigid airship dependent on internal gas pressure to maintain its… …   Universalium

  • Blimp — /blimp/, (sometimes l.c.) See Colonel Blimp. [1930 35] * * * ▪ aircraft  nonrigid or semirigid airship dependent on internal gas pressure to maintain its form. The origin of the name blimp is uncertain, but the most common explanation is that it… …   Universalium

  • airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …   Universalium


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