单词 | zeppelining |
释义 | Zeppeliningn. Now rare. In the First World War (1914–18): the use of Zeppelins to carry out bombing raids. Later: the action or practice of travelling in a Zeppelin.In quot. 19151 a punning use alluding to ‘every cloud has a silver lining’. ΚΠ 1915 Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 24 Jan. 8/3 It may be imagined that in England just now every cloud appears to have a Zeppelining.] 1915 Vogue 15 July 26/2 Each sport would be represented by the costumes, the men to take the hardy masculine sports such as motoring, aeroplaning, Zeppelining, and baseball. 1916 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 25 Mar. 5/3 The cows over there certainly must have been scared stiff by all the cannonading, and Zeppelining. 1917 Daily Observer (Tamworth, New S. Wales) 8 Feb. 2/4 The ‘Kreunz [sic] Zeitung’..was formerly notorious for its demand for ruthless Zeppelining of non-combatants. 1929 N.Y. Times 28 July (Mag.) 17/1 Zeppelining, as it is called, has been naturally rather in a class apart. 1931 Pop. Aviation Sept. 17/1 When you go Zeppelining..you can put practically all of your nature-given senses away and rely wholly on an imposing array of man-made instruments. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1915 |
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