- Zeppelin1, Ferdinand (Adolf August Heinrich), Count von (1838-1917), German aviation pioneer. An army officer until his retirement in 1890, he devoted the rest of his life to the development of the dirigible airship named after him.齐柏林, 斐迪南德·冯伯爵（阿道夫·奥古斯特·海因里希）（1838-1917, 德国航空先驱; 1890年退休前为陆军军官, 退休后致力于研制可操纵飞艇, 该飞艇即以其姓氏命名）。
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- historical 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.〈史〉齐柏林飞艇（20世纪初的一种德国可操纵硬式大型飞艇, 长圆筒形; 第一次世界大战中用于侦察和轰炸, 战后作客运用, 直至20世纪30年代）。