1
: an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas
2
capitalized
: colonel blimp
Examples of blimp in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Goodyear gets helium for its blimps from multiple sources.
—
Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
The blimps are attached to the ground and can hover as high as 15,000 feet, with a search area of approximately 200 miles, according to the agency.
—Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Video shows the blimp quickly descending toward the ground.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
One of the strangest parts is that the blimp has opening windows.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for blimp
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
The blimps are attached to the ground and can hover as high as 15,000 feet, with a search area of approximately 200 miles, according to the agency.
—Alexandra E. Petri, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Video shows the blimp quickly descending toward the ground.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
One of the strangest parts is that the blimp has opening windows.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for blimp
Cite this Entry
“Blimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blimp. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
blimp
noun
: an airship filled with gas like a balloon
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share