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nonrigid

nonrigid \nonrigid\ 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.

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nonrigid

a. 1 not rigid; flexible 2 (context of an airship English) That maintains its shape only by internal gas pressure

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nonrigid

adj. designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure [ant: rigid]

Usage examples of "nonrigid".

Last night in the guardhouse, PFC Kof-fler had heard that the first Navy nonrigid airship had been called the "A-Limp," and the second model the "B-Limp.

Last night in the guardhouse, PFC Kof­fler had heard that the first Navy nonrigid airship had been called the “A-Limp,” and the second model the “B-Limp.

For rigid, semi-, and nonrigid dirigibles, for aeroflots and engines, the Jhour factories were the guarantors of quality.