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- noun Plural form of
blimp . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
blimp .
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Examples
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Other blimps were also in the hangar, including the ZMC2, an experimental blimp.
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Of course, from the First World War through the 1960's, blimps, that is pressure airships, Zeppelins are rigid airships.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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For technical reasons, the lines will appear only on TV shots from blimps, meaning they won't appear this weekend if bad weather grounds blimps.
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Then came the possibility of sync-sound, but cameras were noisy so they had to be put in "blimps" to keep the rattling and clicking from being picked up by the microphones.
Nick Mamatas' Journal nihilistic_kid 2010
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I think that dirigibles or airships, or, if you prefer the vulgar term, "blimps" are making a comeback, too ... there was one in xkcd this week, and nobody predicts the future like Randall.
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More specialized equipment includes sound dampeners (called "blimps"), infrared or FM radio remote triggers, tower tripods and even miniature remote-controlled dirigibles.
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More specialized equipment includes sound dampeners (called "blimps"), infrared or FM radio remote triggers, tower tripods and even miniature remote-controlled dirigibles.
Archive 2006-08-01 2006
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I think that dirigibles or airships, or, if you prefer the vulgar term, "blimps" are making a comeback, too ... there was one in xkcd this week, and nobody predicts the future like Randall.
October 2008 2008
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These "blimps" cross property lines in SL and, when unoccupied, are often destroyed by frustrated leaseholders who consider them a form of pollution.
Archive 2006-10-01 Jeremiah McNichols 2006
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These "blimps" cross property lines in SL and, when unoccupied, are often destroyed by frustrated leaseholders who consider them a form of pollution.
Second Life Blimps Set Course For Virtual Evolution Jeremiah McNichols 2006
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