Zeppelin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zeppelin \Zep`pe*lin"\ (ts[e^]p`p[~e]*l[=e]"; Angl.
     z[e^]p"p[-e]*l[i^]n), n.
     A dirigible balloon of the rigid type, consisting of a
     cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal
     gas cells, and provided with means of propulsion and control.
     It was first successfully used by Ferdinand Count von


     Zeppelin.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Zeppelin
       n 1: German inventor who designed and built the first rigid
            motorized dirigible (1838-1917) [syn: {Count Ferdinand
            von Zeppelin}]
       2: a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or
          bombs [syn: {Graf Zeppelin}]