a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
Slang. a fat person.
a small nonrigid airship, esp one used for observation or as a barrage balloon
films a soundproof cover fixed over a camera during shooting
First recorded in 1915–20; of uncertain origin
First recorded in 1930–35
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The ride on the Good Year Blimp over the Coachella grounds was gentler than I’d anticipated — kind of like a boat ride in a harbor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The Goodyear Blimp hovers over various areas while touring Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
“So let’s celebrate the fact that I’ve finally seen Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s ‘The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.’
From Washington Post • May 1, 2022
Months earlier, an FA-18 pilot reportedly used his cellphone to snap photos of three different unidentified aircrafts off the coast of Oceana in March including two UFOs dubbed the "Metalic Blimp" and "The Sphere."
From Fox News • Apr. 15, 2021
Like the time she took me to see Colonel Blimp and sat there weeping all through the scene where the imprisoned German officers are listening to Mendelssohn.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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