Zeppelin
nounUS, UK /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/
Etymology Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Broadly, Informal A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century.
- 2022, Seaward Dracula, D. Stroker, sVck She shoved him back on the bed, but fear had turned his zeppelin into a deflated balloon, and try as she might, she couldn't blow any air into it.