Found 2 items, similar to zeppelin.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Zeppelin
Zeppelin
n 1: German inventor who designed and built the first rigid
motorized dirigible (1838-1917) [syn:
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
]
2: a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or
bombs [syn:
Graf Zeppelin]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Zeppelin
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]