1
: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
2
capitalized
: colonel blimp
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The history of blimps, security towers, drones, ground cameras, experimental robots and other surveillance technologies used by U.S. authorities to watch the 1,954-mile U.S.-Mexico border is on display in a new exhibit at Angel Island.
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Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
The future, chock-full of super-stealth warplanes, blinding-fast missiles and network-crippling hacks, will also feature aerostats — specialty blimps, for the uninitiated.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
According to the Air and Marine Operations division, Quinlan Texas Fire and Rescue found the blimp on Tuesday in Hunt County, about 30 miles east of Dallas.
—Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, Quinlan Texas Fire and Rescue in Hunt County found the blimp 30 miles east of Dallas, the department said.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
The future, chock-full of super-stealth warplanes, blinding-fast missiles and network-crippling hacks, will also feature aerostats — specialty blimps, for the uninitiated.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
According to the Air and Marine Operations division, Quinlan Texas Fire and Rescue found the blimp on Tuesday in Hunt County, about 30 miles east of Dallas.
—Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, Quinlan Texas Fire and Rescue in Hunt County found the blimp 30 miles east of Dallas, the department said.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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blimp
noun
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
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