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noun
- 1. a pompous, reactionary type of person: British "you'll still find Colonel Blimps at local party level"
- 2. a small airship or barrage balloon.
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BLIMP definition: 1. a large aircraft without wings, consisting of a large bag filled with gas that is lighter than…. Learn more.
A non-rigid airship, commonly called a blimp (/blɪmp/), is an airship (dirigible) [1] without an internal structural framework or a keel.
noun. ˈblimp. 1. : an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas. 2. capitalized : colonel blimp. Examples of blimp in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.
an aircraft without wings, consisting of a very large bag that is filled with gas and has a structure attached to the bottom in which people ride, which moves and turns under power provided by engines. (Definition of blimp from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of blimp. blimp.
1. a nonrigid or semirigid airship. 2. a pompous, smug, highly conservative person. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Oct 4, 2023 · A soundproof cover for a film camera, used to prevent the noise of its mechanism intruding on the soundtrack of a film (cf. camera booth n.). Later more generally (also in sound blimp): a soundproof cover for a camera. Recorded earliest in attributive use.
Nov 11, 2024 · noun. a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon. synonyms: sausage, sausage balloon. see more. Pronunciation. US. /blɪmp/ UK. /blɪmp/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Blimp." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 11 Nov. 2024. Copy citation.
Definition of blimp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "BLIMP": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLIMP. [count] : a large aircraft without wings that floats because it is filled with gas — compare hot-air balloon, zeppelin.
