blimp

UK: /blɪmp/ US: /blɪmp/ ,(blimp)

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blimp /blɪmp/   n. [countable]

1. Aeronautics a nonrigid airship or dirigible, with a motor enabling forward motion:
   The blimp circled the stadium slowly.

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blimp  (blimp), n. 

1. Aeronautics a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, esp. one used chiefly for observation.
2. Slang Terms a fat person.

• of uncertain origin, originally 1915–20

Blimp  (blimp), (sometimes l.c.)

1. Government See Colonel Blimp. 

• 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

blimp / blɪmp/ noun

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/ noun

1. (often capital) a person, esp a military officer, who is stupidly complacent and reactionary
   Also called: Colonel Blimp

Etymology: 20th Century: after a character created by Sir David Low (1891–1963), New Zealand-born British political cartoonist