Zeppelin

//ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin. alt-of
  2. 2
    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.
  3. 3
    a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs wordnet
  4. 4
    A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century. broadly, informal
  5. 5
    The penis. rare, slang

    "2022, Seaward Dracula, D. Stroker, sVck She shoved him back on the bed, but fear had turned his zeppelin into a deflated balloon, and try as she might, she couldn't blow any air into it."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A German manufacturing company, famed for building the Zeppelin airships.
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Led Zeppelin. abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

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airshipballoonblimpcount ferdinand von zeppelindirigibledirigible

Example

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"Some people consider Led Zeppelin to be the greatest band there has ever been."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas.

Related phrases

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