1
: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
2
capitalized
: colonel blimp
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The blimp then began to rise as McElhenney wished Reynolds a happy birthday and the team members clapped in the background.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Jess is Tara’s right-hand woman, who is deaf in one ear, following a blimp accident.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Jess is Tara’s right-hand woman, who is deaf in one ear, following a blimp accident.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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blimp
noun
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
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