Blimp: meaning, definitions and examples
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blimp
[ blษชmp ]
aircraft
A blimp is a type of nonrigid airship characterized by a large envelope filled with a lifting gas, such as helium, and a small gondola for passengers and crew.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The blimp floated gracefully in the sky.
- The blimp provided aerial coverage of the event.
- We could see the city from the blimp's window.
- The blimp slowly descended for landing.
- The blimp's advertising banner caught everyone's attention.
informal
In informal usage, a blimp can refer to a slow, heavy person who moves clumsily.
Synonyms
chubby individual, overweight person
Examples of usage
- He waddled around like a blimp.
- She felt like a blimp after eating so much.
Translations
Translations of the word "blimp" in other languages:
๐ต๐น dirigรญvel
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคพเคฏเฅเคฏเคพเคจ
๐ฉ๐ช Luftschiff
๐ฎ๐ฉ balon udara
๐บ๐ฆ ะดะธัะธะถะฐะฑะปั
๐ต๐ฑ sterowiec
๐ฏ๐ต ้ฃ่ก่น (ใฒใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท dirigeable
๐ช๐ธ dirigible
๐น๐ท hava gemisi
๐ฐ๐ท ๋นํ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุทุงุฏ
๐จ๐ฟ vzducholoฤ
๐ธ๐ฐ vzducholoฤ
๐จ๐ณ ้ฃ่ (fฤitวng)
๐ธ๐ฎ zraฤna ladja
๐ฎ๐ธ loftskip
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐัะฐ ะบะตะผะตัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แแกแขแแขแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ hava gษmisi
๐ฒ๐ฝ dirigible
Word origin
The word 'blimp' originated in the early 20th century as a term used by the British Royal Navy for nonrigid airships. The name was likely derived from the sound made when the envelope was struck. Over time, 'blimp' became a common term for these airships, especially the ones used for advertising or surveillance. In informal usage, the term expanded to refer to overweight individuals due to their resemblance to the shape of a blimp.