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zep·pe·lin

also Zep·pe·lin (zĕp′ə-lĭn)

A rigid airship having a long cylindrical body supported by internal gas cells.

[After Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.]

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zeppelin

(ˈzɛpəlɪn)

(Aeronautics) (sometimes capital) a large cylindrical rigid airship built from 1900 to carry passengers, and used in World War I for bombing and reconnaissance

[C20: named after Count von Zeppelin]

Zeppelin

(German ˈtsɛpəliːn)

(Biography) Count Ferdinand von (ˈfɛrdinant fɔn). 1838–1917, German aeronautical pioneer, who designed and manufactured airships (zeppelins)

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zep•pe•lin

(ˈzɛp ə lɪn)

n.

(often cap.) a large, rigid airship consisting of a long cylindrical covered framework, suspended from which is a compartment holding the engines, passengers, etc.

[1900; after Count von Zeppelin]

Zep•pe•lin

(ˈzɛp ə lɪn)

n.

Count Ferdinand von, 1838–1917, German general and manufacturer of the zeppelin.

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Noun	1.	Zeppelin - German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917) Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
	2.	zeppelin - a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs Graf Zeppelin

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Zeppelin

dirigible zepelín

zeppelin

[ˈzeplɪn] N → zepelín m

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zeppelin

n → Zeppelin m

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zeppelin

[ˈzɛp/əlɪn] n → zeppelin m inv

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