noun
Zeppelin (airship)
Abbreviation of ツェッペリン飛行船 (Zeppelin airship). Commonly used to refer to the rigid airships designed by Count Zeppelin.
See also: ツェッペリン飛行船
ツェッペリンは20世紀初頭に活躍した。
Zeppelins were active in the early 20th century.
飛行船 is the general term for any airship, while ツェッペリン specifically refers to the rigid airships made by the Zeppelin company.
From German 'Zeppelin', named after Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the inventor of the rigid airship.