English Explanatory Dictionary

zeppelin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century.
  3. The penis.
name
  1. A German manufacturing company, famed for building the Zeppelin airships.
  2. Abbreviation of Led Zeppelin.

Pronunciation

/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/ /ˈzɛp.lɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Zeppelin.wav

Word forms

zeppelin zeppelins

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas.

Synonyms

rigid rigid airship dirigible

Related words

airship balloon barrage balloon blimp dirigible hot air balloon

Derived words

go down like a lead zeppelin go over like a lead zeppelin zeppelin bend zeppelin mail Zeppelin stamp
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