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

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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

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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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