zeppelin

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But the zeppelin was the biggest thing that ever moved made by man.

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  1. noun A rigid airship having a long cylindrical body supported by internal gas cells.

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  • I badly needed some altitude, and even though it sounded kind of wild, the supersonic zeppelin was the only foothold I had to get up off the floor. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  • "To broach the concept of the supersonic zeppelin," said Grand, sticking out his lower lip in imitation of Churchillian pugnaciousness. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact
  • But the zeppelin was the biggest thing that ever moved made by man. —  Bruce McCall's faux nostalgia
  • But the zeppelin was a living thing -- a horrible travesty of life. —  The Raid on the Termites
  • 30. zeppelin: Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin True Zeppelin may have bombed out, but he still floats on air when he remembers his patrician papa. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VI No 2
 

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  1. After Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
 

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