dirigible

• When the dirigible was at last lost to view the destroyer lay to, her lookouts using their glasses Think the aircraft is coming back, sir," reported a lookout from the military mast From where he stood on the bridge Darrin could make out nothing for several minutes, though in the interval the lookout aloft reported that he could make out the "blimp" with surety, and that she appeared to be flying a signal, though he could not see what it was Then from the bridge the "blimp" became visible. —  Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers
• The fact that the dirigible is a weak unit of attack in naval operations is fully appreciated by all the belligerents The picture of a sky "black with Zeppelins" may appeal to the popular imagination, and may induce the uninitiated to cherish the belief that such an array would strike terror into the hearts of the foe, but the naval authorities are well aware that no material advantage would accrue from such a force. —  Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
• The fact that the dirigible is a weak unit of attack in naval operations is fully appreciated by all the belligerents. —  Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
• Those birds in the dirigible will be after us. —  063 - The Motion Menace
• Landing the dirigible was a simple gesture. —  044 - The South Pole Terror

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