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blimp

1

[ blimp ]

noun

  1. a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
  2. Slang. a fat person.


verb phrase

  1. Slang. to eat too much.

Blimp

2

[ blimp ]

(sometimes lowercase)

blimp

1

/ blɪmp /

noun

  1. a small nonrigid airship, esp one used for observation or as a barrage balloon
  2. films a soundproof cover fixed over a camera during shooting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


blimp

2

/ blɪmp /

noun

  1. often capital a person, esp a military officer, who is stupidly complacent and reactionary Also calledColonel Blimp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blimp1

First recorded in 1915–20; of uncertain origin

Origin of blimp2

First recorded in 1930–35
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blimp1

C20: probably from ( type ) B-limp

Origin of blimp2

C20: after a character created by Sir David Low (1891–1963), New Zealand-born British political cartoonist
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Example Sentences

This is becoming a more and more regular occurrence as brands enter the metaverse through the world of esports, advertise to online communities through virtual billboards, or blimps, and release digital outfits for avatars to wear.

From Digiday

The post Hearst launches blimp in the metaverse in a bid to show advertisers virtual co-branded opportunities appeared first on Digiday.

From Digiday

Hearst plans to use its branded, custom-built metaversal blimp as a virtual meeting hub and event space.

From Digiday

A newspaper-delivery blimp dropped a 100-foot line to dangle a bundle of papers to the building’s newsstand.

From Time

And the city of Ogden, Utah, is launching a 54-foot, remote-controlled “crime-fighting blimp” with a powerful surveillance camera.

The French have a small airship very much like the Blimp which they use for scout duty.

The Blimp carries a 100 horse power Curtiss aviation motor, and is equipped with wireless for exchanging messages.

Don found as he neared the golf course that the people from the blimp apparently had no immediate plan to attack, either.

The star shell had died out but he could see the blimp silhouetted against the sky.

Another of the weapons or instruments of warfare devised largely for use in destroying the evil submarine is the "blimp."

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