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| hard disk |
a rigid, magnetized disk built into a computer that is capable of storing a large amount of data. |
| hull2 |
the rigid frame and outer shell of a ship. |
| rigid |
When something is rigid, it is hard to bend or it will not bend at all. Something very rigid might be hard to break, but it will break if you try hard enough to bend it. [2 definitions] |
| zeppelin |
(sometimes capitalized) a rigid airship with a long, cylindrical shape, used for carrying passengers. It was invented by a man named Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the late 1800s. |
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