zeppelin

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
25
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/
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/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/ · /ˈzɛp.lɪn/

Definition of zeppelin

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin.
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noun

  1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin.
  2. 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.
  3. (broadly, informal)A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century.
  4. (rare, slang)The penis.
    “2022, Seaward Dracula, D. Stroker, sVck She shoved him back on the bed, but fear had turned his zeppelin into a deflated balloon, and try as she might, she couldn't blow any air into it.”

name

  1. A German manufacturing company, famed for building the Zeppelin airships.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Led Zeppelin.

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Etymology

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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