nonrigid
nonrigid · nonrigids
An airship that maintains its shape only by internal gas pressureAn airship that maintains its shape only by internal gas pressure.
Meaning
1 sensesAn airship that maintains its shape only by internal gas pressure.
Nonrigids are cheap and easy to build, store, and transport, but their lack of structural reinforcement limits them to smaller sizes and lower speeds than rigids or semirigids.