Word of the Day

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

It's the first day of October, and the words just keep on coming'! Give us a few sentences using the word of the day, post it in the comments.

Dirigible

[dir-ə-jə-bəl]Part of speech: adjective

Origin: latin, late 16th century

• Steerable
• Capable of being controlled or directed

Examples of Dirigible in a sentence

• Sure, your new aircraft invention is fast, but it's not dirigible; you can't steer it in the direction you want to travel.
• Shauna piloted the dirigible blimp away from the building's spire, narrowly avoiding disaster.

Illya struggled with the gondola, it was not in the least a dirigible craft.

Comments

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Mr. Waverly knew that the dirigible quality of UNCLE depended, in large part, to his continued presence as Number One, Section One. He knew that he would have to find and groom the perfect replacement for himself if his organization were to continue.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Very nice!