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blimp

[blimp] / blɪmp /
NOUN
airship
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The company, in response, designed cameras largely from scratch, as well as a new camera sound blimp for the film.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

When I think of Donald Trump, I envision a blimp flying overhead with huge flashing lights blazing “The world is yours!”

From Salon Apr. 30, 2026

The “Marty Supreme” blimp rests, for now, in its hanger.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2026

Wingfoot Three, the blimp based in Carson, has two siblings: Wingfoot One in Suffield, Ohio, and Wingfoot Two in Pompano Beach, Fla. A fourth blimp is based in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

That Reilly blimp was working for the company at the time that that letter to Abelman was dated.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Throughout 2025, the three U.S. blimps marked the centennial with a 100-city-plus tour.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

And blimps could stay aloft longer than helicopters.

From Slate Oct. 2, 2024

And unlike blimps and balloons, airships aren’t just a bag filled with gas.

From NewsForKids.net Dec. 7, 2023

A wood-supported hangar built in Tustin, California, to house surveillance blimps during World War II went up in smoke Tuesday.

From Washington Times Nov. 7, 2023

Tiny perfume blimps drift about, leaving their scented trails.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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