zeppelin
(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.
any rigid airship or dirigible.
Origin of zeppelin
1Other definitions for Zeppelin (2 of 2)
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
Or is he interned in the searchlight apparatus at Charing Cross to insure it against attack by Zeppelins?
The word was that we were to go to Vlamertinghe, where the Zeppelins had bombed us in our huts.
The Escape of a Princess Pat | George PearsonThe aeroplanes and Zeppelins had been much less active since winter had come in full tide.
The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. AltshelerThe searchlights are playing over the city looking for those Zeppelins.
Neither submarines nor destroyers, neither Zeppelins nor aeroplanes provided any startling features.
British Dictionary definitions for zeppelin (1 of 2)
/ (ˈzɛpəlɪn) /
(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
1British Dictionary definitions for Zeppelin (2 of 2)
/ (German ˈtsɛpəliːn) /
Count Ferdinand von (ˈfɛrdinant fɔn). 1838–1917, German aeronautical pioneer, who designed and manufactured airships (zeppelins)
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