rigid definition by Wordo

Adjective

Stiff

,

rather

than

flexible

.

Noun

An

airship

whose

shape

is

maintained

solely

by

an

internal

and

/

or

external

rigid

structural

framework

,

without

using

internal

gas

pressure

to

stiffen

the

vehicle

(

the

lifting gas

is

at

atmospheric pressure

);

typically

also

equipped

with

multiple

redundant

gasbags

,

unlike

other

types

of

airship

.

Verb

to

stretch

,

to

distend