zeppelin

[ zep-uh-lin ]
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noun
  1. (often initial capital letter) a large dirigible balloon consisting of a long, cylindrical, covered framework containing compartments or cells filled with gas, and of various structures for holding the engines, passengers, etc.

  2. any rigid airship or dirigible.

Origin of zeppelin

1
First recorded in 1900; after Count von Zeppelin

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Other definitions for Zeppelin (2 of 2)

Zeppelin
[ tsep-uh-leen, tsep-uh-leen; English zep-uh-lin ]

noun
  1. Count Fer·di·nand von [kount fer-di-nahnt fuhn], /ˌkaʊnt ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/, 1838–1917, German general and aeronaut: designer and manufacturer of the zeppelin.

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How to use zeppelin in a sentence

  • Now and then a zeppelin flew overhead practicing before it should venture into France or Russia.

    Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
  • Count zeppelin himself had offered his personal services to take charge of his invention.

    Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
  • The history of the last few zeppelin raids in England is quite sufficient testimony to this fact.

    Raemaekers' Cartoons | Louis Raemaekers
  • All aeroplane, balloon and zeppelin trains have stopped running during the blizzard.

    The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • One day a zeppelin dropped a bomb on that village, whereupon the able-bodied males enlisted to a man, and he with them.

    A Traveller in War-Time | Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for zeppelin (1 of 2)

zeppelin

/ (ˈzɛpəlɪn) /


noun
  1. (sometimes capital) a large cylindrical rigid airship built from 1900 to carry passengers, and used in World War I for bombing and reconnaissance

Origin of zeppelin

1
C20: named after Count von Zeppelin

British Dictionary definitions for Zeppelin (2 of 2)

Zeppelin

/ (German ˈtsɛpəliːn) /


noun
  1. Count Ferdinand von (ˈfɛrdinant fɔn). 1838–1917, German aeronautical pioneer, who designed and manufactured airships (zeppelins)

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