Blimp

Word BLIMP
Character 5
Hyphenation blimp
Pronunciations /blɪmp/

Definitions and meanings of "Blimp"

What do we mean by blimp?

A nonrigid, buoyant airship. noun

An obese person. noun

To become very fat. Often used with out: intransitive verb

Any elderly pompous reactionary. noun

A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon. noun

An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container. noun

An obese person. noun

A person similar to the cartoon character Colonel Blimp; a pompous, reactionary British man. noun

To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat. verb

Any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) noun

A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon noun

An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.

(by extension) Any large airborne inflatable.

An obese person.

A person similar to the cartoon character Colonel Blimp; a pompous, reactionary British man.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Blimp

The word "blimp" in example sentences

Perhaps propelled by the recent dawn of solar powered airplanes, this stunning solar powered blimp is poised to take flight by harnessing sunlight for fuel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Adway tried to see through the smoke and debris, “The blimp is gone.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ironically, when we came back down to Sugarloaf Key yesterday, we picked a campground from which the blimp is clearly visible. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This 246-foot-long Zeppelin, 50 feet longer than the Goodyear blimp, is capable of carrying up to 12 passengers and will be available for aerial tours of the San Francisco Bay Area. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Sky Yacht personal blimp is a cross between a zeppelin and a hot-air balloon that claims to combine the best of both in a highly steerable vehicle that doesn't require large ground crews. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The cabin of the blimp is called a gondola and holds up to eight passengers. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The fabric shell of a blimp is called an envelope. ❋ Unknown (2003)

No, the blimp is not controlled from a device on the ground. ❋ Unknown (2003)

A blimp is a non-rigid airship or steerable balloon with no internal support or framework. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The shape of the blimp is formed by the pressure of the internal lifting gas. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I hate to use the word blimp, just as much as you hate it when you read your medical record and it calls you obese. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the "Zeppelin" be excepted, the blimp is the most highly-developed and scientific heavier-than-air flying machine ever devised. ❋ Kelly Miller (1901)

In effect, the blimp is a combination of balloon and aeroplane. ❋ Kelly Miller (1901)

Not every blimp, that is to say, but the pattern approved and required of contractors by the Navy Department. ❋ Kelly Miller (1901)

Researchers say the blimp is a helium filled balloon with a special coating of fabric developed at their center. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"The blimp is a flexible, roving stadium," said Beth Hirschhorn, MetLife's chief marketing officer, "which is why it was difficult for any property to compare." ❋ By RICHARD SANDOMIR (2011)

M.I.A. announced her new album's release date (June 29) by writing it on a blimp, which is awesome. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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