zeppelin C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈzɛpɪlɪn/ UK /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #21472 Meanings 1 noun a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs The zeppelin has a troubled history in aviation. Thesaurus Synonyms airshipdirigible Word family Related forms balloon Etymology Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas. Zeppelin German View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # zeppelin **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈzɛpɪlɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈzɛ.pə.lɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 21472 ## Meanings 1. a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs ## Examples - The zeppelin has a troubled history in aviation. ## Synonyms - airship - dirigible ## Related Forms - balloon ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Zeppelin ## Etymology Borrowed from German Zeppelin. Named after Ferdinand von Zeppelin, whose surname derives from the German town name Zepelin. Doublet of cepelinas. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown