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zeppelin

/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
Zep-pe-lin
IPA
/ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin.

noun

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.

noun

A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century.

Informal

noun

The penis.

Slang

name

A German manufacturing company, famed for building the Zeppelin airships.

name

Abbreviation of Led Zeppelin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/
  • British English: /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

zeppelins (plural)

Derived Forms

Zephead

Phrases

go down like a lead zeppelin go over like a lead zeppelin zeppelin bend zeppelin mail Zeppelin stamp barrage balloon hot air balloon

Frequently Paired Words

airship balloon barrage balloon blimp dirigible hot air balloon

Synonyms

rigid rigid airship dirigible graf zeppelin

Questions

How do you pronounce zeppelin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/.
What does zeppelin mean?
Alternative letter-case form of Zeppelin.
Where does zeppelin come from?
It is traced to German.

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