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- noun Plural form of
zeppelin .
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Compared to Earth this story backs off a little on the eco-catastrophe that he predicted: in this story parts of Washington are just being reinhabited after a terrorist attack and the zeppelins are a response to the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in long-distance travel.
"The Smartest Mob..." by David Brin Karen Burnham 2008
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Compared to Earth this story backs off a little on the eco-catastrophe that he predicted: in this story parts of Washington are just being reinhabited after a terrorist attack and the zeppelins are a response to the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in long-distance travel.
Archive 2008-03-01 Karen Burnham 2008
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In every war, however, weapons development moves quickly and by Christmas Day, 1914, the Royal Navy was so concerned about the danger from airships — which the Germans called zeppelins — that it mounted an attack by shipborne airplanes on a German airship base on the North Sea.
Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003
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Cover the "zeppelins" with heavy-handed neon advertisements for the off-world colonies and we're getting somewhere ...
Posthuman Blues 2009
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The campus building concepts combines a static learning center for libraries, offices, lecture halls, and an auditorium, with flying workspaces and off-site "zeppelins" to allow for more dynamic collaboration and exchange.
Posthuman Blues 2009
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Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Noritz, a filmmaker, said photos of zeppelins informed the design, as did steampunk style, which is inspired by science-fiction and fanciful interpretations of Victorian-era technology.
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Other zeppelins were worked on at the hangar, including the 685-foot-long German Graf Zeppelin.
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Filed under: airships, zeppelins | Tagged: Bullet 580 Airship
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