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Friedrichshafen

American  
[free-driks-hah-fuhn, free-drikhs-hah-fuhn] / ˈfri drɪksˌhɑ fən, ˈfri drɪxsˌhɑ fən /

noun

  1. a city in Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on Lake Constance.


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The move makes ZF Friedrichshafen the latest German company to report bumps in the road when it comes to the electric vehicle ramp-up.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Samsung 005930 0.90%increase; green up pointing triangle Electronics plans to acquire the advanced driver-assistance systems business of Germany’s ZF Friedrichshafen, stepping up its push into vehicle components.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who grew up on the lake, invented the zeppelin and started building airships in Friedrichshafen in the late 1890s.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

He targeted retailers in the southern city of Friedrichshafen last year.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2018

The three British biplanes crossed, recrossed, and circled at such a speed over Friedrichshafen that many onlookers thought there were six of them.

From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir