blimp

noun

ˈblimp 

1

: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas

2

Blimp : colonel blimp

Examples of blimp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company has developed a 12-meter-long blimp powered by a hydrogen fuel cell capable of staying airborne for up to 10 hours and traveling 350 kilometers per day. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

At the grand opening of a store, a man jumped out of a blimp into the parking lot. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Others idled at the edge of the firelight while the red lights of a surveillance blimp blinked over the mountains to the east. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

Sceye isn't floating alone up there, and not everyone is betting on blimps. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

imitative; perhaps from the sound made by striking the gas bag with the thumb

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blimp

• chimp
• crimp
• imp
• limp
• pimp
• shrimp
• skimp
• wimp

Kids Definition

blimp

noun

ˈblimp 

: an airship filled with gas like a balloon