blimp
An airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent containerAn airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent container.
» Have you ever flown in a blimp?
Bist du jemals in einem Blimp geflogen? — Manfredo
Sind Sie schon einmal in einem Blimp gefahren? — Manfredo
Bist du schon mal mit einem Zeppelin geflogen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ты когда-нибудь летала на аэростате? — shanghainese
Вам приходилось летать на дирижабле? — shanghainese
Ты когда-нибудь летал на дирижабле? — odexed
Вы когда-нибудь летали на дирижабле? — marafon
Тебе приходилось летать на дирижабле? — marafon
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesAn 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
(broadly)Any large airborne inflatable.
(slang)An obese person.
Fettsack
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)
A soundproof cover for a video camera.
Examples
2 sentencesHave you ever flown in a blimp?
ruТы когда-нибудь летала на аэростате? — shanghainese
deBist du jemals in einem Blimp geflogen? — Manfredo
What a blimp!
ruВот это увалень! — odexed
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Origin not entirely certain. However, most historians believe that it is onomatopoeia forOrigin 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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Forms
plural: blimpsSynonyms
7 synonyms- 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
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.