Blimp

  • 11blimp — [ blımp ] noun count a type of AIRSHIP …

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  • 12blimp — ► NOUN informal 1) (also Colonel Blimp) Brit. a pompous, reactionary person. 2) a small airship or barrage balloon. 3) N. Amer. an obese person. DERIVATIVES blimpish adjective. ORIGIN sense 1 derives from a character invented by the cartoonist …

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  • 13blimp — s.m.inv. 1. TS aer. nell aeronautica militare statunitense, piccolo dirigibile per la sorveglianza costiera e l avvistamento dei sommergibili 2. TS cinem. nelle riprese in presa diretta, involucro con cui si avvolge la macchina da presa per… …

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  • 14blimp — (n.) 1916, of obscure origin, many claimants. One of the weird coinages of the airmen [Weekley]. Common theory is that it is from designers prototype nickname Type B limp, in the sense of without internal framework, as opposed to Type A rigid …

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  • 15blimp — blȉmp m <N mn ovi> DEFINICIJA film. kućište za snimanje sa zvučnom izolacijom u koje se stavlja manja kamera inače prebučna da bi se njome moglo tonski snimati ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

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  • 16blimp — [n] airship aircraft, dirigible, zeppelin; concept 504 …

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  • 17Blimp — For other uses, see Blimp (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Airship or Balloon (aircraft). The Spirit of Goodyear, one of the iconic Goodyear Blimps A blimp, or non rigid airship, is a floating airship without an internal supporting… …

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  • 18Blimp — Das Wort Blimp bezeichnet ein Luftschiff ohne feste Tragstruktur, siehe Prallluftschiff die schalldämmende Ummantelung einer Filmkamera, siehe Blimp (Kamera) den Transkriptionsfaktor Blimp 1 (B lymphocyte induced maturation protein 1), wichtig… …

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  • 19blimp — 1. noun /blɪmp/ An airship constructed with a non rigid lifting agent container. The Goodyear blimp over Giants Stadium Syn: barrage balloon, Gossage 2. verb /blɪmp/ To …

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  • 20blimp — UK [blɪmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms blimp : singular blimp plural blimps a type of airship See: Colonel Blimp …

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