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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One of the most common, according to Richeson, is whether the Goodyear Blimp is really, well, a blimp.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
“The Goodyear Blimp is probably one of those things.”
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
We can only pray the next affair involves an illegal driver, pace of play and the Goodyear Blimp.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 15, 2019
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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