1
: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
2
capitalized
: colonel blimp
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The airship, about the size of a car at roughly 12 meters (40 feet) long, departs from the image of traditional blimps.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The apartments were completed in 2012 and sit not far from the blimp hangar that burned in 2023.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
One of the strangest parts is that the blimp has opening windows.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The blimp travels more than 100 days per year, with trips ranging anywhere from three days to three weeks.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
The apartments were completed in 2012 and sit not far from the blimp hangar that burned in 2023.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
One of the strangest parts is that the blimp has opening windows.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The blimp travels more than 100 days per year, with trips ranging anywhere from three days to three weeks.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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blimp
noun
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
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