BLIMP


Meaning of BLIMP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblimp ]

noun

Etymology: imitative; perhaps from the sound made by striking the gas bag with the thumb

Date: 1916

1. : an airship that maintains its form by pressure from contained gas

2. capitalized : Colonel Blimp

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.