zeppelin
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The concave surface would pick up the drone of airship engines before the human ear could, giving time for air and civil defense forces to prepare for the zeppelin's arrival. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Huge Concrete “Mirrors” That Helped the U.K. Predict Air Raids During World War I," 10 Jan. 2019 Instead, the distinction rests with Germany’s zeppelin force of World War I. Loaded with bombs, these airships crossed the Baltic and North Seas to attack Great Britain, attempting to lower morale and drive Britain out of the war. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Huge Concrete “Mirrors” That Helped the U.K. Predict Air Raids During World War I," 10 Jan. 2019 Visit Goodyear's website for more information about the company's zeppelins and blimps. — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, "Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s newest zeppelin (not blimp) will take to the skies this summer," 20 Mar. 2018 In Battlefield 1 that included a take on Lawrence of Arabia, a crawl through the muddy trenches of France, and a fight atop a crashing zeppelin. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "Battlefield V returns to WWII with no plans for a premium season pass," 23 May 2018 The new zeppelin - not yet named - is now being painted inside Goodyear's 101 year-old hangar at Wingfoot Lake in Suffield. — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, "Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s newest zeppelin (not blimp) will take to the skies this summer," 20 Mar. 2018 For Londoners, the threat began in January 1915, when the Germans sent zeppelins loaded with bombs across the Channel. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, "WWI’s Zeppelin Bombings Popularized the Trend of ‘Pyjamas’," 7 Feb. 2018 Just not as much fun as the guy who’s staying in his luxury zeppelin tethered above the 18th green. — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, "You Don't Have to Be Wealthy (or Even Be Invited to Anything) to Have a Great Time at Pebble Beach," 22 Mar. 2018 There was no skywriting, no zeppelin, no annunciatory angel; the press alone was responsible for staving off disaster. — Andrew Kahn, Slate Magazine, "A review of the solar eclipse of 2017.," 21 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'zeppelin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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