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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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A large waterspout formed over a lake in Germany near the southern city of Friedrichshafen.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

ZF Friedrichshafen, a German firm that makes high-tech parts for cars and trucks, has developed a motor for electric vehicles that doesn’t use magnets at all.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Major German automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen said Friday it had scrapped some of its electric vehicle projects due to lacklustre demand, leading it to expect an annual loss.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

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

Observed twelve or fourteen shrapnels bursting slightly north of Friedrichshafen.

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

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