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Hindenburg
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English
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Hindenburg.wav US
en /ˈhɪndənbʌɹɡ/ /ˈhɪndənbʊɹk/
Proper noun
en aviation historical A German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937.
Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal in the First World War and second President of the Weimar Republic.
Derived terms
en Hindenbug Hindenburgian
Translations
the German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship
German: de Hindenburg n
Russian: ru Ги́нденбург m Gíndɛnburg
Further reading
Hindenburg (airship) Hindenburg
en Individuals World War I