| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| dirigible (adj., n.) |
| Both parts of speech have two pronunciations in divided usage, DIR-ij-i-bul and di-RIJ-i-bul. The adjective has long meant “steerable,” and the noun is a clipped form of the phrase dirigible balloon, a “steerable balloon.” | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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