Zep·pe·lin (z p  -l n, zpln, tsp -l n), Count Ferdinand von 1838-1917. German inventor who designed and manufactured the first motorized, rigid-frame dirigible balloon (1900). |
| zep·pe·lin also Zep·pe·lin (zp-ln) n. A rigid airship having a long cylindrical body supported by internal gas cells. [After Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.] |
zeppelin [ˈzɛpəlɪn]
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(Engineering / Aeronautics) (sometimes capital) a large cylindrical rigid airship built from 1900 to carry passengers, and used in World War I for bombing and reconnaissance
[named after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German aeronautical pioneer, designer and manufacturer of airships]
Zeppelin (German) [ˈtsɛpəliːn]
n
(Biographies / Zeppelin, Ferdinand von, Count (1838-1917) M, German, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: aeronautical pioneer, TECHNOLOGY: airship builder) Count Ferdinand von (ˈfɛrdinant fɔn). 1838-1917, German aeronautical pioneer, who designed and manufactured airships (zeppelins)
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| Noun | 1. |  Zeppelin - German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917) |
| 2. |  zeppelin - a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs |
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