Zep|pe|lin

Zep|pe|lin
Zep|pe|lin or zep|pe|lin «ZEHP uh luhn, ZEHP luhn; German TSEHP uh LEEN», noun.
a large airship shaped like a cigar with pointed ends. It has a rigid frame of light metal within which are separate compartments filled with gas. The engines and freight or passenger compartments are contained in or slung from its bottom part. Zeppelins were mostly used between 1914 and 1937.
[< German Zeppelin < Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, 1838-1917, who invented it]

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  • zep|pe|lin — or zep|pe|lin «ZEHP uh luhn, ZEHP luhn; German TSEHP uh LEEN», noun. a large airship shaped like a cigar with pointed ends. It has a rigid frame of light metal within which are separate compartments filled with gas. The engines and freight or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • zep·pe·lin — /ˈzɛpələn/ noun, pl lins [count] : a large aircraft without wings that floats because it is filled with gas and that has a rigid frame inside its body to help it keep its shape compare ↑airship, ↑blimp, ↑hot air balloon …   Useful english dictionary

  • zep — zep; zep·pe·lin; zep·po·le; zep·po·li; …   English syllables

  • lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… …   English syllables

  • zeppelin — zep·pe·lin …   English syllables

  • Zeppelin,Count Ferdinand von — Zep·pe·lin (zĕpʹə lĭn, zĕpʹlĭn, tsĕp ə lēnʹ), Count Ferdinand von. 1838 1917. German inventor who designed and manufactured the first motorized, rigid frame dirigible balloon (1900). * * * …   Universalium

  • zeppelin — zep|pe|lin [ˈzepəlın] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838 1917), German soldier who invented it] a German ↑airship used in World War I …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • zeppelin — zep|pe|lin [ zep(ə)lın ] noun count an old fashioned type of AIRSHIP …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • zeppelin — /zep euh lin/, n. 1. (often cap.) a large dirigible balloon consisting of a long, cylindrical, covered framework containing compartments or cells filled with gas, and of various structures for holding the engines, passengers, etc. 2. any rigid… …   Universalium

  • zèppelin — zèp|pe|lin Mot Esdrúixol Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

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