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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