1
: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
2
capitalized
: colonel blimp
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The endeavor was a success, and the blimp reappeared numerous times over the years, ferrying photographers, then movie cameras, and then, in 1955, equipment to broadcast live on NBC from the airship.
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April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 Jan. 2025
Another early blimp, the Volunteer, gave Charles Lindbergh a ride and appeared in the 1932 film Hidden Valley.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Then a blimp appeared, and their excitement spilled forth in hugs, shouts and laughter.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The blimp will be trailing a banner, which will be printed with a ten-digit code.
—Talib Babb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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April White, JSTOR Daily, 20 Jan. 2025
Another early blimp, the Volunteer, gave Charles Lindbergh a ride and appeared in the 1932 film Hidden Valley.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Then a blimp appeared, and their excitement spilled forth in hugs, shouts and laughter.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The blimp will be trailing a banner, which will be printed with a ten-digit code.
—Talib Babb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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blimp
noun
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
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