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(aviation) An airship or dirigible which maintains its shape using a combination of internal pressure and a rigid structural framework..
Semirigids were less expensive to build than rigids, and could be laid flat when deflated, making them much more convenient to store or transport long distances, while a semirigid's internal structural reinforcement allowed it to be built larger than a nonrigid and to fly faster without buckling or telescoping.
Use semirigid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Semirigid means (aviation) An airship or dirigible which maintains its shape using a combination of internal pressure and a rigid structural framework..
Common synonyms include semirigid balloon, rigid, inflexible.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Semirigids were less expensive to build than rigids, and could be laid flat when deflated, making them much more convenient to store or transport long distances, while a semirigid's internal structural reinforcement allowed it to be built larger than a nonrigid and to fly faster without buckling or telescoping.
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