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semirigid

[ sem-ee-rij-id, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

  1. not fully rigid; partly rigid.
  2. Aeronautics. noting or pertaining to a type of airship whose shape is maintained by means of a rigid keellike structure and by internal gas pressure.


semirigid

/ ˌɛɪˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. partly but not wholly rigid
  2. (of an airship) maintaining shape by means of a main supporting keel and internal gas pressure
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of semirigid1

First recorded in 1905–10; semi- + rigid
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The coast guard dispatched several vessels to assist, including semirigid inflatable boats and a tugboat, and found several people who were unconscious and in critical condition aboard.

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Use semirigid or rigid metal ducting, which is smoother inside and less likely to catch lint.

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That means a semirigid sole, a spacious toe box and a small heel lift.

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Although the blimp’s replacement, Wingfoot Two, will look about the same when it arrives at Goodyear’s airship base in Carson later this year, it will be a semirigid dirigible.

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In Germany, Cargolifter A.G. got as far as building the world’s largest freestanding building, more than a thousand feet long, in which the company planned to construct a helium-filled semirigid cargo hauler.

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