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blimp::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sausage, sausage balloon |
| Type of | airship, dirigible |
blimp::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | colonel blimp |
| Type of | reactionary, extreme right-winger, ultraconservative |
Examples of blimp
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Goodyear's first blimp gondola, the Pilgrim, which first flew in 1925, is there.
From the stltoday.com
The helium filled blimp is 113 metres long with a volume of 40,000 cubic metres.
From the nzherald.co.nz
From high up in the Goodyear blimp, expect shots of the sunny skyline of Phoenix.
From the ocregister.com
A luscious meal sounds much more satisfying than a handful of blimp-shaped pills.
From the ocregister.com
A terrorist lures a blimp pilot into a plot to spray the Super Bowl with darts.
From the post-gazette.com
When the green blimp turns, the red one follows suit, in a giant game of copycat.
From the newscientist.com
When Chief Wiggum tries to arrest Bob, Bob deflates the blimp and kidnaps Bart.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Don Hartsell is on a quest to organize a yearlong blimp race around the world.
From the online.wsj.com
Goodyear's first blimp gondola, the Pilgrim, which began flying in 1925, is there.
From the dispatch.com
- Colonel Blimp: any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
- A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
- A blimp, or non-rigid airship, is an airship without an internal supporting framework or keel. A non-rigid airship differs from a semi-rigid airship and a rigid airship (e.g. ...
- The Blimp were a rock band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1998. The group comprised William Rogue (vocals, lead guitar, harmonica), Ray Alexander (Hammond organ), George Berry (vocals, drums, percussion), Gary Craig (bass guitar) and JD Allan (vocals, rhythm guitar). ...
- Trout Mask Replica is the third studio album by Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, released in June 1969. Produced by Beefheart's friend and former schoolmate Frank Zappa, it was originally released as a double album on Zappa's Straight Records label. ...
- An airship constructed with a non rigid lifting agent container; To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat
- (BLIMPS) The BLocks IMProved Searcher is a search tool used to compare a DNA sequence against protein patterns in the Blocks database.
- A fiberglass housing used to encase a noisy camera to make it suitable for sync sound filming.
- A blimp is a non-rigid airship because it relies upon the pressure of the lifting gas to hold its shape. The story goes that it got its name from a World War I era Lieutenant who mimicked the sound made when thumping on the side of the airship.
