I just need to know if you know what a "zephyr" is. PLEASE dont look it up. just put your honest guess. or if you know it then put that. please dont look it up then answer. i just need to know how many people have heard of it.
The Word is: Zephyr
thanks
2006-10-18 13:06:40 · 24 answers · asked by dsfsdg d 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is a derigible.....the goodyear blimp.
2006-10-18 13:13:59 · answer #1 · answered by Jon s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Zephyr is a name or a place.
Zephyr
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Look up zephyr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Zephyr may mean:
Zephyr, Ontario, a place north of Toronto
Zephyr (band), a rock band
Zephyr (computer game), a game developed by New World Computing
Zephyr (graffiti artist), a well-known graffiti artist from New York City
zephyr, a code word for lung cancer, first used in 1957 by British American Tobacco in internal documents in an attempt to hide their company's knowledge of the harm caused by tobacco smoking
Zephyr, a demon boss in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, who attacks using long, sharp claws, throwing daggers and the ability to shortly suspend time (except himself)
Zephyr, a Jupiter (Wind) Djinni in Golden Sun, who can increase the party's speed when called on in battle
Zephyr DBMS, a FoxPro-compatible database management system which was popular on IBM PCs in the 1990s
Zephyr (protocol), an instant messenger protocol and application-suite
rowing zephyr, a garment used in competitive rowing
The Zephyr Song, by the Red Hot Chili peppers
New Orleans Zephyrs, an AAA Pacific Coast League minor league baseball team
Zephyrus, one of the Anemoi and the Greek god of the west wind
In transport:
USS Zephyr (PC-8), a ship of the United States Navy
Pioneer Zephyr, a diesel-powered railroad trainset built in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Mercury Zephyr, an automobile
Lincoln Zephyr, an automobile
Ford Zephyr, an automobile
Kawasaki Zephyr, a model of motorcycle
Ader Avion II, an early aircraft design
Zephyr, a solar powered unmanned air vehicle (UAV), designed by QinetiQ and scheduled for construction in 2007 [1]
Zephyr may also be:
A wind, usually the west wind
A chess engine
The Zephyr, a wooden roller coaster which was the signature ride at the Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park
Zephyr Flower, scientific name Zephyranthes candida
WKSY, or "The Zephyr", an alternative rock station in New Orleans
2006-10-18 20:15:23 · answer #2 · answered by LVieau 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have heard of it...not sure of the meaning...
Guess I'll show my stupidity...I keep getting a mental picture of a lightning bolt or something like that. Am I close?
Seems like there was a car once called the Mercury Zephyr...hmmm, showing my age now too?!?
2006-10-18 21:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by Silly Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's some form of mythical animal. My sister had a car called a Zephyr.
2006-10-19 08:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zephyr is a model of an early Lincoln auto. It also refers to a type of wind.
2006-10-18 20:22:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seem to remember that it was a silent spirit in the woods.Also I think there was a Ford Zephyr.
2006-10-19 03:54:26 · answer #6 · answered by Norman H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't there a place called Zephyr in Ontario?
2006-10-18 21:33:02 · answer #7 · answered by fayra_elm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A west wind and a car also a city.
I rode through ZEPHYR in a ZEPHYR, with a lovely ZEPHYR in my face.
2006-10-18 23:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have heard of the word. Sounds like a car at a guess. Now i will go look it up!!
Have now just looked it up on wikipedia and it has surprised me!
2006-10-18 20:09:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zephyr is a cool, light breeze.
2006-10-19 06:47:19 · answer #10 · answered by freudianslipper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gentle warm breeze..Ben Wright the once upon a time golf commentator used it and Gary McCord asked your question.
2006-10-20 02:46:43 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋