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plural blimps
(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container. quotations examples
The Goodyear blimp over Giants Stadium
2004 February 16&23, The New Yorker
(by extension) Any large airborne inflatable. quotations examples
a 6 meter high blimp made by a professional inflatables company, to be flown in the skies
2018 July 14, “Trump baby balloon: giant blimp takes to the sky above Edinburgh after being transported from London”, in Evening Standard
(slang) An obese person.
A person similar to the cartoon character Colonel Blimp; a pompous, reactionary British man. examples
(film, television) A soundproof cover for a video camera. quotations examples
You can create your own blimp or barney with anything that will deaden the camera noise, such as a changing bag, foam rubber, […]
2015, Peter W. Rea, David K. Irving, Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, page 209
third-person singular simple present blimps, present participle blimping, simple past and past participle blimped
(slang, intransitive) To expand like a blimp or balloon; to become fat.
(transitive) To fit (a video camera) with a soundproof cover. examples