| 单词 | zeppelin airship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasZeppelin airship 1. In full Zeppelin airship. A large German dirigible airship of the early 20th cent., long and cylindrical in shape and with a rigid framework. Also more generally: an airship. Cf. Zepp n.Zeppelins were used for reconnaissance and bombing during the First World War (1914–18), and as passenger transports both briefly before the war and then until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > airship ship1679 airship1817 air sailor1834 navigable1882 dirigible1885 Zeppelin1896 aeronat1903 steerable1908 Zepp1914 vessel1915 1896 Washington Post 14 Feb. 6/2 The Zeppelin air ship is described as a cigar-shaped vessel, which can be steered upward and downward, right and left, forward and backward, under practically every condition presented by the atmosphere. 1908 H. G. Wells War in Air viii. 258 The Zeppelin..circled down and grounded in Prospect Park, in order to land the wounded. 1914 F. T. Jane in Country Gentleman & Land & Water 12 Sept. 15*/1 A Zeppelin has dropped bombs on Antwerp. 1934 Times 29 Dec. 9/4 Frankfurt is said to have been described by Dr. Eckener as the best airport for Zeppelins in Germany. 1971 D. F. Downs Culture in Crisis iii. 30 He flies airplanes, gliders, balloons, zeppelins, and space vehicles. 2006 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 8 Aug. 8 Perhaps it was only one of a stream of incendiary bullets which found the gas-bag to bring a Zeppelin down in flames. < as lemmas |
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