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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 blimp even posted a heartfelt confession about its rigidity on Instagram, on which its account has amassed almost 200,000 followers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

Richeson created the Facebook group when she lived in Torrance, where she and her husband would often see the blimp en route to its base in nearby Carson.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2025

For the first day and a half after I arrived, Dad hovered over me like the Goodyear blimp over the Orange Bowl.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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

Smoke poured into the sky from the former military base near Warner Avenue and Armstrong Road, which was home to two hangars meant to house blimps during World War II.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2023

In June 2017, one of his blimps crashed and burned on live television at the men’s U.S.

From Seattle Times Nov. 9, 2023

I follow one of the perfume blimps down a hall.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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