HINDENBURG

Meaning of HINDENBURG in English

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a German ↑ airship , which exploded when coming into land in ↑ New Jersey , USA, after crossing the ↑ Atlantic in 1937. All passengers and ↑ crew were killed, and businesses stopped using airships to carry people or goods.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

HINDENBURG — I. biographical name Paul von 1847-1934 Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von ~ German field marshal; president of …
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HINDENBURG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hindenburg disaster Hindenburg Paul von Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
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HINDENBURG — /hin"deuhn berrg'/ ; Ger. /hin"deuhn boorddk'/ , n. 1. Paul von /pawl von/ ; Ger. /powl feuhn/ , ( Paul …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HINDENBURG — n. family name; Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934), German field marshal and second president of Germany (1925-1934); The Hindenburg, largest aircraft …
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HINDENBURG — I. ˈhin-dən-ˌbərg, -ˌbu̇rg biographical name Paul von 1847-1934 Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg German field marshal; …
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HINDENBURG — German dirigible, the largest rigid airship ever constructed, and the victim of a spectacular disaster. The Hindenburg was an 804-foot- …
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HINDENBURG — Hindenburg BrE AmE ˈhɪnd ən bɜːɡ ⇨-əm- AmE -bɝːɡ —German [ ˈhɪn d ə n bʊʁk \]
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HINDENBURG — n. Hindenburg disaster Hindenburg Paul von Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg
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HINDENBURG — Гинденбург
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HINDENBURG — n. Function: geographical name ― see ZABRZE
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HINDENBURG — n. Pronunciation: ' hin-d ə n- ˌ b ə rg, - ˌ bu ̇ rg Function: biographical name Paul von …
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HINDENBURG, PAUL VON — in full Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg born Oct. 2, 1847, Posen, Prussia died Aug. 2, …
Английский словарь Британика
HINDENBURG DISASTER — Explosion of the dirigible Hindenburg , the largest rigid airship ever constructed. Launched in 1936 in Germany, it started the …
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HINDENBURG LINE — a line of elaborate fortifications established by the German army in World War I, near the French-Belgian border, from Lille …
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HINDENBURG, PAUL VON — born Oct. 2, 1847, Posen, Prussia [now Poznan, Pol.] died Aug. 2, 1934, Neudeck, Ger. [now in Poland] in full …
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HINDENBURG LINE — defensive barrier improvised by the German Army on the Western Front in World War I. Faced with substantial numerical inferiority …
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HINDENBURG, PAUL VON — in full Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg born Oct. 2, 1847, Posen, Prussia died Aug. 2, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HINDENBURG DISASTER — Explosion of the dirigible Hindenburg , the largest rigid airship ever constructed. Launched in 1936 in Germany, it started the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aehrenthal Aloys Count Lexa von Bach Alexander baron von Baer Karl Ernst knight von …
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UND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Stein Heinrich Friedrich Karl imperial baron vom und zum Sturm und Drang {{link=Paul Ludwig …
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PAUL — I Russian Pavel Petrovich born Oct. 1, 1754, St. Petersburg, Russia died March 23, 1801, St. Petersburg Tsar of Russia …
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ZEPPELIN — rigid airship of a type originally manufactured by Luftschiffsbau-Zeppelin and consisting of a cigar-shaped, trussed, and covered frame supported by …
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AIRSHIP — Graf Zeppelin in flight also called Dirigible, or Dirigible Balloon (from French diriger, to steer), a self-propelled, lighter-than-air craft. Three …
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SCHLEICHER, KURT VON — born April 7, 1882, Brandenburg, Ger. died June 30, 1934, Berlin German army officer, last chancellor of the Weimar Republic, …
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PAPEN, FRANZ VON — born Oct. 29, 1879, Werl, Ger. died May 2, 1969, Obersasbach, W.Ger. Papen German statesman and diplomat who played a …
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NAZI PARTY — byname of National Socialist German Workers' Party, German Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) political party of the mass movement known as …
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HITLER, ADOLF, — born April 20, 1889, Braunau am Inn, Austria died April 30, 1945, Berlin byname Der Fhrer (German: The Leader) leader …
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GORING, HERMANN — born Jan. 12, 1893, Rosenheim, Ger. died Oct. 15, 1946, Nrnberg Gring, as commander of the Sturmabteilung, 1933 Gring also …
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FALKENHAYN, ERICH (GEORG ANTON SEBASTIAN) VON — born Nov. 11, 1861, near Graudenz, West Prussia died April 8, 1922, near Potsdam, Ger. Prussian minister of war and …
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BRUNING, HEINRICH — born Nov. 26, 1885, Mnster, Ger. died March 30, 1970, Norwich, Vt., U.S. conservative German statesman who was chancellor and …
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VON — prep. Friedrich Leopold Baron von Hardenberg Aehrenthal Aloys Count Lexa von Bach Alexander baron von Baer Karl Ernst knight von …
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PAUL — n. Barras Paul François Jean Nicolas viscount de Belmondo Jean Paul Berg Paul Bert Paul Birtwistle Sir Harrison Paul Borduas …
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