Blimp — est un terme anglo américain désignant un ballon dirigeable souple (par opposition à rigide). Blimp américain durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale Le terme blimp serait onomatopéique, le son que fait l aéronef quand on frappe l enveloppe du ballon… … Wikipédia en Français
Blimp — n. [from Colonel Blimp, a fictional character] any elderly pompous reactionary. Syn: Colonel Blimp. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon. Syn: sausage balloon, sausage. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blimp — /blimp/, (sometimes l.c.) See Colonel Blimp. [1930 35] * * * ▪ aircraft nonrigid or semirigid airship dependent on internal gas pressure to maintain its form. The origin of the name blimp is uncertain, but the most common explanation is that it… … Universalium
blimp — /blimp/, n. 1. a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, esp. one used chiefly for observation. 2. Slang. a fat person. [1915 20; of uncert. orig.] * * * ▪ aircraft nonrigid or semirigid airship dependent on internal gas pressure to maintain its… … Universalium
Blimp — also .Colonel Blimp n BrE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Colonel Blimp, a cartoon character invented by David Low] someone, especially an old man, with old fashioned political ideas used to show disapproval >Blimpish adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
blimp — blimp; blimp·ish; blimp·ish·ly; … English syllables
blimp — [blimp] n. [echoic of sound caused by thumping the airship bag with a finger: prob. coined (1915) by A. D. Cunningham, Brit Navy Air Force] Informal 1. a nonrigid or semirigid airship 2. [after Col. Blimp, creation of LOW Sir David] a pompous,… … English World dictionary
blimp — [blımp] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from Type B limp , official name given to an airship without an inner frame] 1.) a small ↑airship (=type of aircraft without wings) 2.) AmE spoken not polite an offensive word for a very fat person … Dictionary of contemporary English
Blimp — der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. blimp>: 1. in den USA Bez. für ein unstarres Kleinluftschiff, das bes. in der Luftwerbung u. für militärische Beobachtungszwecke verwendet wird. 2. Schallschutzgehäuse für eine Kamera [zur Dämpfung der… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
blimp — [ blımp ] noun count a type of AIRSHIP … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
