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ZEPPELIN
zeppelin, Graf Zeppelin
(noun) a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
Zeppelin, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
(noun) German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Zeppelin (plural Zeppelins)
A type of large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century, designed to carry passengers or bombs.
(by extension, informal) A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century.
Synonyms
• rigid airship
Hypernyms
• airship
• dirigible
Proper noun
Zeppelin
A German manufacturing company, famed for building the zeppelin airships.
Abbreviation of Led Zeppelin.
Noun
zeppelin (plural zeppelins)
Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin
Source: Wiktionary
Zep`pe*lin" (tsep`pe*le"; Angl. zep"pe*lin), n.
Definition: A dirigible balloon of the rigid type, consisting of a cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal gas cells, and provided with means of propulsion and control. It was first successfully used by Ferdinand Count von Zeppelin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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