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Zeppelin

//ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn// name, noun, slang

Definitions

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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