zeppelin

Definition of Zeppelin in English :

German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)

2. graf zeppelin, zeppelin

a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Zeppelin

noun

(sometimes capital)

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

noun

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

noun

[often Z-]

any rigid airship: commonly used from 1900 to 1937

German inventor who designed and manufactured the first motorized, rigid-frame dirigible balloon (1900).

n.

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