HyperDic: blimp

English > 2 senses of the word Blimp / blimp:
NOUNperson Blimp, Colonel Blimpany elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
artifactblimp, sausage balloon, sausagea small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
Blimp / blimp > pronunciation
Soundsblih'mp
Rhymeschimp ... wimp / WIMP: 11 rhymes with ihmp...
English > Blimp: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningAny elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low).
SynonymColonel Blimp
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broaderreactionary, ultraconservative, extreme right-wingerAn extreme conservative
SpanishColonel Blimp
CatalanColonel Blimp
English > blimp: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon.
Synonymssausage balloon, sausage
Broaderairship, dirigibleA steerable self-propelled aircraft
Spanishdirigible

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