1
: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
2
capitalized
: colonel blimp
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Then, like a blimp full of lead, Universal Genève came crashing down.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
The crash occurred nearly 4 miles from where the blimp took off.
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The blimp, TMZ says, was running a test flight ahead of Wednesday's Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
Broadcast viewers at the start of this game were given a disorienting bird’s-eye view that was more like a nine-tenths angle by comparison, comically similar to an aerial shot taken by a blimp.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
The property is near the county animal shelter and not far from the remaining blimp hangar.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2024
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
The crash occurred nearly 4 miles from where the blimp took off.
14 PLAYERS WHO COULD GET A FRESH LOOK UNDER NEW USMNT COACH MAURICIO POCHETTINO
The blimp, TMZ says, was running a test flight ahead of Wednesday's Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
Broadcast viewers at the start of this game were given a disorienting bird’s-eye view that was more like a nine-tenths angle by comparison, comically similar to an aerial shot taken by a blimp.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
The property is near the county animal shelter and not far from the remaining blimp hangar.
—Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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blimp
noun
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
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