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Zeppelin

zep·pe·lin

US/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/ uncommon informal rare slang

noun

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a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs

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Origin

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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