–noun
1.
( often initial capital letter ) a large dirigible balloon consisting of a long, cylindrical, covered framework containing compartments or cells filled with gas, and of various structures for holding the engines, passengers, etc.
Dirigible being the name of the balloon airship as a generic term, back in the day when man in the air, flying was still a novel idea. The German man, Count von Zeppelin took the idea to lengths and ran with it. Producing the greatest of all dirigibles, the Hindenburg.
What a disaster that turned out to be.
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I always thought a Zeppelin was manned and a Blimp was unmanned. But I guess a Zeppelin could be anything made by the Zeppelin company...
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