zeppelin

IPA: zˈɛpɪɫɪn

Root Word: Zeppelin

(aviation) 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.
(aviation, by extension, informal) A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century.
A German manufacturing company, famed for building the Zeppelin airships.
Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin [(aviation) 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.]
Abbreviation of Led Zeppelin.

Examples of "zeppelin" in Sentences

The zeppelin is the size of how many football fields?
But the zeppelin was the biggest thing that ever moved made by man.
Perhaps a Prius doesn’t sound so bad, when a zeppelin is the alternative.
I know, I know, but the word zeppelin has more umpf to it than does blimp.
And now the zeppelin is making its way up the mountain to the dwarven hold of Steelhome.
As a boy, I remember the zeppelins flying over Scarborough, and I'd shout out to my mom, "schauen Sie Mamma, es ist ein zeppelin!"