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: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
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Blimp
: colonel blimp
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Built in 1942 to house blimps patrolling the West Coast during World War II, the hangar and its southern twin were landmarks of the former Tustin Marine Corps Air Station, which shuttered in 1999.
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 8 Oct. 2025
The blimp delivered the 10-week-old pups from Long Beach, California, to Carson, California.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
As president, George H.W. Bush compared his dog, Ranger, to a blimp in a playful memo to White House staff noting a need to curb doggie treats because of canine corpulence.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
The airship, about the size of a car at roughly 12 meters (40 feet) long, departs from the image of traditional blimps.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 8 Oct. 2025
The blimp delivered the 10-week-old pups from Long Beach, California, to Carson, California.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
As president, George H.W. Bush compared his dog, Ranger, to a blimp in a playful memo to White House staff noting a need to curb doggie treats because of canine corpulence.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
The airship, about the size of a car at roughly 12 meters (40 feet) long, departs from the image of traditional blimps.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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blimp
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: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
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