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Zeppelin - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Zeppelin : (noun)
1: German inventor who designed and built the first rigid
motorized dirigible (1838-1917) [syn: Zeppelin, Count
Ferdinand von Zeppelin]
2: a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or
bombs [syn: Graf Zeppelin]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Zeppelin : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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