1
: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
2
capitalized
: colonel blimp
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Then a blimp appeared, and their excitement spilled forth in hugs, shouts and laughter.
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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
Hours after Netflix released the first Season 2 trailer on Christmas morning,The Night Agent star Gabriel Basso participated in a pre-recorded stunt, jumping off the Netflix blimp over the NRG Stadium to deliver a USB of the trailer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
According to Goodyear, only 0.0006% of Americans have ever flown on the famous blimp.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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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
Hours after Netflix released the first Season 2 trailer on Christmas morning,The Night Agent star Gabriel Basso participated in a pre-recorded stunt, jumping off the Netflix blimp over the NRG Stadium to deliver a USB of the trailer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
According to Goodyear, only 0.0006% of Americans have ever flown on the famous blimp.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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blimp
noun
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
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