Meaning of ZEPPELIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'zepehlun, 'zepulin
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- [n] a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
- [n] German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
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| | Synonyms: | | Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Graf Zeppelin |
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| | See Also: | | airship, artificer, dirigible, discoverer, inventor | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Zeppelin
Traces the history of the Zeppelin airship, or blimp, describing triumphant successes and tragic failures. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Zep`pe*lin"\ (ts[e^]p`p[~e]*l[=e]"; Angl.
z[e^]p"p[-e]*l[i^]n), n.
A dirigible balloon of the rigid type, consisting of a
cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal
gas cells, and provided with means of propulsion and control.
It was first successfully used by Ferdinand Count von
Zeppelin.
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