zeppelinitehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zeppelinite_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZeppelinite, n.
Revised 2014

Zeppelinitenoun

Now disused.
  1. 1909–
    A supporter or advocate of the use of Zeppelins.
    In quot. 1916: a proponent of their use to carry out bombing raids, esp. against civilian targets, during the First World War (1914–18).
    1. 1909
      The Zeppelinites have taken the defeat of their craft with..bad grace.
      Nation 21 October 371/1
    2. 1910
      The Zeppelinites shouted triumph and the Hamburg-America and Aerial Transport Companies of Germany, Ld. took over the vessel as fit for service.
      North-China Herald 29 July 259/1
    3. 1916
      The battle royal between the Zeppelinites and the anti-Zeppelinites [in Germany] continues.
      Daily Express 29 March 4/7

Originally published as part of the entry for Zeppelin, n.

Zeppelinite, n. was revised in June 2014.

Zeppelinite, n. was last modified in July 2023.