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noun
Blimp  n.  
1.
Any elderly pompous reactionary.
Synonyms: Colonel Blimp.
2.
A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon.
Synonyms: sausage balloon, sausage.





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"Blimp" Quotes from Famous Books



... aeronautics. Suppose we have but the vaguest conception of the part played or likely to be played by aircraft in war, commerce, and pleasure. Suppose we are not aware that some craft are made to float and others to be driven by propellers. Suppose such terms as Zeppelin, blimp, monoplane, biplane, hydroplane, dirigible have no definite import for us. Does not our knowledge fall short of that expected of well-informed men in this ...
— The Century Vocabulary Builder • Creever & Bachelor


Words linked to "Blimp" :   United Kingdom, Colonel Blimp, sausage balloon, airship, Britain, extreme right-winger, U.K., UK, dirigible, ultraconservative, reactionary


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