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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
blimp /blɪmp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Aeronauticsa nonrigid airship or dirigible, with a motor enabling forward motion:The blimp circled the stadium slowly.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
blimp  (blimp),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Aeronauticsa small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, esp. one used chiefly for observation.
  2. Slang Termsa fat person.
  • of uncertain origin, originally 1915–20

Blimp  (blimp),USA pronunciation (sometimes l.c.)
  1. GovernmentSee Colonel Blimp. 
  • 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blimp /blɪmp/ n
  1. a small nonrigid airship, esp one used for observation or as a barrage balloon
  2. a soundproof cover fixed over a camera during shooting
Etymology: 20th Century: probably from (type) B-limp
blimp /blɪmp/ n
  1. (often capital) chiefly Brit a person, esp a military officer, who is stupidly complacent and reactionaryAlso called: Colonel Blimp
Etymology: 20th Century: after a character created by Sir David Low (1891–1963), New Zealand-born British political cartoonist
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