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Synonyms for zeppelin

Grammar : Noun
Spell : zep-uh-lin
Phonetic Transcription : ˈzɛp ə lɪn

Top 10 synonyms for zeppelin
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Définition of zeppelin

Origin :
  • 1900, from German Zeppelin, short for Zeppelinschiff "Zeppelin ship," after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), German general who perfected its design.
  • As in balloon : noun inflated material or vehicle
  • As in blimp : noun airship
  • As in craft : noun water or air vehicle
  • As in dirigible : noun airship
  • As in aircraft : noun airplane
Example sentences :
  • The Zeppelin, for instance, costs more than $100,000 (these are official figures).
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • On its 36-hour flight in May, 1909, the Zeppelin, carried only eight passengers.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • I'll be jiggered if the Zeppelin isn't going to have it out with them!
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
  • A bomb shell dropped from a Zeppelin could have had but little more effect.
  • Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
  • Not until the end of November, 1916, was another Zeppelin attack reported.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
  • For the stories in Zeppelin Nights (Lane) are all historical of a kind.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 » by Various
  • And your nerves were a bit rattled by the Zeppelin raid at Durrington, were they not?
  • Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
  • It appears to be harder to waken children when a Zeppelin is coming your way.
  • Extract from : « Waiting for Daylight » by Henry Major Tomlinson
  • But the zeppelin was a living thing—a horrible travesty of life.
  • Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst
  • The dirigible balloon was of the Zeppelin type, and was not always dependable.
  • Extract from : « The Sequel » by George A. Taylor

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