Zeppelin

ˈzɛplɪn

Definition

Definition of Zeppelin - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Led Zeppelin

Rare

famous British rock band from the 1960s

Rare

Led Zeppelin is known for their song 'Stairway to Heaven'.
Zeppelin's influence on rock music is undeniable.
Many fans consider Zeppelin's albums as classics.

band

group

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Expressions with Zeppelin

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go over like a lead Zeppelin

be received very badly with people, causing failure or embarrassment

His attempt at humor went over like a lead Zeppelin.

Origin of Zeppelin

German, Zeppelin (airship)

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acr.

acr: Led Zeppelin

famous rock band from England known for classic songs

Zep.

abbr.

abr: Zeppelin

large rigid airship used for travel

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French:Led Zeppelin, ...
German:Led Zeppelin, ...
Italian:Led Zeppelin, ...
Spanish:Led Zeppelin, ...
Portuguese:Led Zeppelin, ...
Chinese:齐柏林飞艇, ...
Japanese:レッド・ツェッペリン, ...
Arabic:لِيد زِيبْلِن, ...
Hebrew:לֵד זֶפֶּלִין, ...
Russian:Led Zeppelin, ...
Ukrainian:Led Zeppelin, ...
Hindi:लेड ज़ेपेलिन, ...
Bengali:জেপেলিন, ...
Catalan:Led Zeppelin, ...
Czech:Led Zeppelin, ...
Danish:Led Zeppelin, ...
Dutch:Led Zeppelin, ...
Greek:Led Zeppelin, ...
Hungarian:Led Zeppelin, ...
Khmer:ឡេដ ហ្សេប៉េលីន, ...
Korean:레드 제플린, ...
Persian:لد زپلین, ...
Polish:Led Zeppelin, ...
Portuguese (BR):Led Zeppelin, ...
Romanian:Led Zeppelin, ...
Swedish:Led Zeppelin, ...
Thai:เลดเซพพลิน, ...
Turkish:Led Zeppelin, ...
Vietnamese:Led Zeppelin, ...

zeppelin

ˈzɛplɪn

Definition of zeppelin - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

aviation

Dated

type of large dirigible airship

Dated

The zeppelin flew silently over the city at dawn.
A zeppelin was used for the transatlantic journey.
The zeppelin's shadow loomed over the fields.

airship

blimp

dirigible

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type of large dirigible airship

Expressions with zeppelin

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gone over like a lead zeppelin

exp.

be received with strong disapproval or dislike

His proposal gone over like a lead zeppelin with the board.

went over like a lead zeppelin

exp.

fail completely or be received very badly

The joke went over like a lead zeppelin at the party.

Origin of zeppelin

German, Zeppelin (named after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin)

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French:zeppelin, ...
German:Zeppelin, ...
Italian:zeppelin, ...
Spanish:zéppelin, ...
Portuguese:zepelim, ...
Chinese:齐柏林飞艇, ...
Japanese:飛行船, ...
Arabic:زِيبْلِين, ...
Hebrew:צֶפֵּלִין, ...
Russian:цеппелин, ...
Ukrainian:цепелін, ...
Hindi:हवाई जहाज, ...
Bengali:জেপেলিন, ...
Catalan:zepelí, ...
Czech:zeppelin, ...
Danish:zeppelin, ...
Dutch:zeppelin, ...
Greek:ζέπελιν, ...
Hungarian:zeppelin, ...
Khmer:យន្តហោះប៉េងប៉ោងធំ, ...
Korean:비행선, ...
Persian:کشتی هوایی, ...
Polish:zeppelin, ...
Portuguese (BR):zepelim, ...
Romanian:dirijabil, ...
Swedish:zeppelinare, ...
Thai:เรือเหาะ, ...
Turkish:zeplin, ...
Vietnamese:zeppelin, ...

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