zeppelin
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But the zeppelin was the biggest thing that ever moved made by man.
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- 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
- Over the six weeks I'd come to like the idea of a supersonic zeppelin, an SSZ. — Analog Science Fiction and Fact
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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 - I've decided to hitch my wagon to the supersonic zeppelin, and you should too. " — Analog Science Fiction and Fact
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- After Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
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