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zeppelin

Syllables: Zep·pe·lin/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/

zeppelin is the alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin.

Noun capitalized: Zeppelin

Zeppelin (plural Zeppelins)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    rigid, rigid airship, dirigible
  2. (broadly, informal) A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century.
  3. (rare, slang) The penis.
    • 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.2022, Seaward Dracula, D. Stroker, sVck

Proper noun capitalized: Zeppelin

Zeppelin

  1. A German manufacturing company, famed for building the Zeppelin airships.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Led Zeppelin.

Synonyms of zeppelin

Forms of zeppelin

pluralzeppelins
pluralZeppelins
alternative formzeppelin

Origin of zeppelin

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

Words formed from zeppelin

Phrases with zeppelin

Questions about zeppelin

What does zeppelin mean?
Zeppelin means 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.
What is zeppelin the alternative letter-case form of?
Zeppelin is the alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin.
What part of speech is zeppelin?
Zeppelin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce zeppelin?
Zeppelin is pronounced /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of zeppelin?
The plural of zeppelin is zeppelins.

Words near zeppelin in the dictionary

  1. zephyry
  2. Zepp
  3. Zepp antenna
  4. Zepp antennae
  5. Zepp antennas
  6. zeppelin
  7. zeppelin bend
  8. zeppelin bends
  9. zeppelin mail
  10. Zeppelin stamp
  11. zeppelins

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