单词 | zeppelinite |
释义 | Zeppeliniten. Now disused. A supporter or advocate of the use of Zeppelins.In quot. 1916: a proponent of their use to carry out bombing raids, esp. against civilian targets, during the First World War (1914–18). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > policies and theories > person(s) Wellingtonian1815 invasionist1853 compulsionist1886 occupationist1892 Zeppelinite1909 navalist1911 westerner1916 retreatista1925 nuclearist1952 Lawrentian1957 1909 Nation 21 Oct. 371/1 The Zeppelinites have taken the defeat of their craft with..bad grace. 1910 North-China Herald 29 July 259/1 The Zeppelinites shouted triumph and the Hamburg-America and Aerial Transport Companies of Germany, Ld. took over the vessel as fit for service. 1916 Daily Express 29 Mar. 4/7 The battle royal between the Zeppelinites and the anti-Zeppelinites [in Germany] continues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909 |
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