A large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century, long and cylindrical in shape and with a rigid framework. Zeppelins were used during the First World War for reconnaissance and bombing, and after the war as passenger transports until the 1930s.
The Zeppelin airship is back, almost 70 years after it went down in a blaze in an accident in Germany.
London attacked from the air by German Zeppelins.
For the fist time, civilians themselves were targeted with bombing raids by Zeppelins and coastal raids by the German Navy.
Airships were also constructed, especially by Germany, which used Zeppelin airships for bombing attacks against civilian targets.
Relics from a golden age of flight when Zeppelins and airships ruled the skies have been on sale at a Swindon auction house.
Definition of Zeppelin in US English:
Zeppelin
nounˈzep(ə)lənˈzɛp(ə)lən
A large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century, long and cylindrical in shape and with a rigid framework. Zeppelins were used during World War I for reconnaissance and bombing, and after the war as passenger transports until the 1930s.