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blimp Definition

blimp (blimp)

noun

  1. a nonrigid or semirigid airship

  2. Etymology: after Col. Blimp, creation of Sir David Low

    a pompous, smug, highly conservative person

Etymology: echoic of sound caused by thumping the airship bag with a finger: prob. coined (1915) by A. D. Cunningham, Brit Navy Air Force

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blimp Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • mathmos: To find mathmos softlight blimp people often think that you can purchase them.
  • helium: Advertising Balloons - We offer many different sizes of helium advertising blimps.
  • softlight: To find mathmos softlight blimp people often think that you can purchase them.
  • advertising: Moreover, our attempts to establish the presence of advertising blimps flying in the vicinity of the observations was also fruitless.

Browse dictionary entries near blimp

  1. ‹ blimey
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  6. ‹ Blida
  7. ‹ blew
  8. ‹ bleu cheese
  9. ‹ blether
  10. ‹ blet
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