Значение

значений: 5
  1. An airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent container.

    Zeppelin, Prallluftschiff, Blimp

    мя́гкий дирижа́бльmjáxkij dirižáblʹ, дирижа́бльdirižáblʹ

    a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon

  2. (шире)Any large airborne inflatable.

  3. (сленг)An obese person.

    Fettsack

  4. A person similar to the cartoon character Colonel Blimp; a pompous, reactionary British man.

    any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)

  5. A soundproof cover for a video camera.

Примеры

предложений: 2
  1. Have you ever flown in a blimp?

    Ты когда-нибудь летала на аэростате?

    deBist du jemals in einem Blimp geflogen?

  2. What a blimp!

    Вот это увалень!

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 1
airship:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
airship:
obese person:

Происхождение

Origin not entirely certain. However, most historians believe that it is onomatopoeia for

Origin not entirely certain. However, most historians believe that it is onomatopoeia for the sound a blimp makes when thumped. Although there is some disagreement among historians, credit for coining the term is usually given to Lt. A. D. Cunningham of the British Royal Navy in 1915.

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Формы

мн. число: blimps
Ед. числоblimp
Мн. числоblimps

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 7
Близкие по смыслу
  • a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon:sausage balloonsausage
  • any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low):Colonel Blimp

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 4

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