Blimp
21blimp — I. /blɪmp/ (say blimp) noun 1. a small, nonrigid airship, used for military surveillance, scientific applications, the display of advertising and the filming of sporting events. 2. a soundproof cover enclosing a movie camera to obliterate the… …
22blimp — [20] The original blimp was a sort of small non rigid military airship used in World War I. Its name is said to have come from its official designation as ‘type B (limp)’ (as opposed to ‘type A (rigid)’). Its rotund flaccidity suggested it in… …
23blimp — noun (C) 1 a small airship (=type of aircraft without wings) 2 Blimp a colonel blimp …
24blimp — n. <a nickname for an obese person.> (Cruel.) □ Look at that blimp who just came in. □ This enormous blimp managed to get on the plane, but couldn’t get into a seat …
25blimp — [20] The original blimp was a sort of small non rigid military airship used in World War I. Its name is said to have come from its official designation as ‘type B (limp)’ (as opposed to ‘type A (rigid)’). Its rotund flaccidity suggested it in… …
26blimp — noun Etymology: imitative; perhaps from the sound made by striking the gas bag with the thumb Date: 1916 1. an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas 2. capitalized Colonel Blimp …
27Blimp — Prallluftschiff; Luftschiff (ohne inneres Gerüst) * * * Blịmp der, s/ s, 1) in den USA Bezeichnung für ein unstarres Kleinluftschiff; vorzugsweise in der Luftwerbung und für militärische Beobachtungsaufgaben verwendet. 2)… …
28blimp — Synonyms and related words: Bourbon, Colonel Blimp, Graf Zeppelin, aerostat, airship, ballonet, balloon, bloated aristocrat, captive balloon, diehard, dirigible, dirigible balloon, dumpling, fatty, fuddy duddy, gasbag, heavy, heavyweight, hippo,… …
29blimp — n A very fat person. I hate to have a blimp sitting next to me when I fly. 1930s …
30blimp — n a fat person. A favourite American college student term of derision, also heard among British schoolchildren and others since the 1980s. From the name of the World War I barrage balloon. ► When I was playing tennis I was just a fat blimp… …
