Zeppelin

  • 41Zeppelin — {{hw}}{{Zeppelin}}{{/hw}}Dirigibile rigido di grande portata impiegato nella prima guerra mondiale spec. per azioni di bombardamento e, dopo la guerra, per trasporto passeggeri. ETIMOLOGIA: dal nome del costruttore, il ted. F. von Zeppelin (1838… …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 42zeppelin — 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

  • 43zeppelín — cigarrillo gordo y abundante de marihuana; cigarrillo grueso de marihuana; cf. aguja, pito, piticlín, verde, caño, paraguayo, cohete, cuhete; hazte un zeppelín para amenizar la tarde , el Rodrigo pa todo es sobrado, no prende pitos, prende… …

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  • 44Zeppelin — Graf von Zeppelin, builder of rigid airships bearing his name …

    Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • 45zeppelin — n a. a large cannabis cigarette; a joint b. a large penis Both senses are inspired by the size and shape of the original Graf Zeppelin airship. The second sub sense may be influenced by the similar use of the slang term joint for both a reefer… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 46zeppelin — dirigeable rigide ♦ Ferdinand von Zeppelin inventeur et constructeur de ce type de dirigeable …

    Dictionnaire des éponymes

  • 47Zeppelin — 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

  • 48Zeppelin — [ zɛp(ə)lɪn] noun historical a large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century. Origin named after Ferdinand, Count von Zeppelin, German airship pioneer …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 49Zeppelin — Zep•pe•lin [[t]ˈzɛp ə lɪn[/t]] n. big Count Ferdinand von, 1838–1917, German general and manufacturer of the zeppelin …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50zeppelin — zep•pe•lin [[t]ˈzɛp ə lɪn[/t]] n. aer. (often cap.) a large, rigid airship consisting of a long cylindrical covered framework, suspended from which is a compartment holding the engines, passengers, etc • Etymology: 1900; after Count von Zeppelin …

    From formal English to slang