Zeppelin — meaning in English
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English meaning
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blimp
noun An airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it, rather than a rigid frame.
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Zeppelin
noun A large, cigar-shaped rigid airship, especially the type built in Germany in the early 20th century.
Senses
Zeppelin is used for these senses in English:
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Zeppelin
(aviation) 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.
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blimp
(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
blimp — full definition
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noun An airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it, rather than a rigid frame.
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noun Informal, sometimes unkind, term for an overweight person.
