Zeppelin,Count Ferdinand von
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Ferdinand von Zeppelin — For other uses, see Graf Zeppelin (disambiguation). Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin Ferdinand von Zeppelin … Wikipedia
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin — noun German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838 1917) • Syn: ↑Zeppelin • Instance Hypernyms: ↑inventor, ↑discoverer, ↑artificer … Useful english dictionary
zeppelin — (n.) 1900, from Ger. Zeppelin, short for Zeppelinschiff Zeppelin ship, after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838 1917), German general who perfected its design … Etymology dictionary
zeppelin — [zep′ə lin, zep′lin] n. [after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838 1917), Ger general who designed the original] [often Z ] any rigid airship: commonly used from 1900 to 1937 … English World dictionary
Zeppelin — A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century, based on designs he had outlined in 1874, [Eckener 1938. pages 155 157] designs he had detailed in 1893, and that were reviewed… … Wikipedia
Zeppelin — /tsep euh leen , tsep euh leen /; Eng. /zep euh lin/, n. Count Ferdinand von /ferdd di nahnt feuhn/, 1838 1917, German general and aeronaut: designer and manufacturer of the zeppelin. * * * Rigid airship of a type designed by the German builder… … Universalium
Zeppelin — The zeppelin, long and cylindrical, was a majestic sight in the air, but a catastrophic sight when it fell and burned with a great loss of life. The zeppelin s creator was Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838 1917), a German army officer who… … Dictionary of eponyms
zeppelin — noun Etymology: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin Date: 1900 a rigid airship consisting of a cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal gas cells; broadly airship … New Collegiate Dictionary
zeppelin — zep|pe|lin [ˈzepəlın] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838 1917), German soldier who invented it] a German ↑airship used in World War I … Dictionary of contemporary English
Zeppelin — zep·pe·lin || zepÉ™lɪn n. family name; Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838 1917), German army officer, developer of the first rigid airship in 1900 … English contemporary dictionary
