German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)
"The zeppelin was a pioneering German inventor whose work laid the foundation for modern rigid airships."
a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
"The historic zeppelin once carried both tourists and cargo across the Atlantic skies."
Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin
"The famous Hindenburg was a zeppelin that tragically caught fire while landing in New Jersey."
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.
In plain English: A zeppelin is an old-fashioned type of rigid airship that uses gas to float and stay in the sky.
"The crowd gathered to watch the historic zeppelin fly over the town square."
A German manufacturing company, famed for building the zeppelin airships.
"The Zeppelin company was responsible for constructing many of the famous rigid airships used during World War I."
The word zeppelin is borrowed directly from the German surname of its inventor, Ferdinand von Zeppelin. His family name originally came from a small German town called Zepelin before being adopted to describe his famous airships.