- limp blimp
- полумягкий дирижабль («блимп») малого удлинения
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limp blimp
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Blimp — est un terme anglo américain désignant un ballon dirigeable souple (par opposition à rigide). Blimp américain durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale Le terme blimp serait onomatopéique, le son que fait l aéronef quand on frappe l enveloppe du ballon… … Wikipédia en Français
Blimp — /blimp/, (sometimes l.c.) See Colonel Blimp. [1930 35] * * * ▪ aircraft nonrigid or semirigid airship dependent on internal gas pressure to maintain its form. The origin of the name blimp is uncertain, but the most common explanation is that it… … Universalium
blimp — /blimp/, n. 1. a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, esp. one used chiefly for observation. 2. Slang. a fat person. [1915 20; of uncert. orig.] * * * ▪ aircraft nonrigid or semirigid airship dependent on internal gas pressure to maintain its… … Universalium
blimp — [blımp] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from Type B limp , official name given to an airship without an inner frame] 1.) a small ↑airship (=type of aircraft without wings) 2.) AmE spoken not polite an offensive word for a very fat person … Dictionary of contemporary English
blimp — (n.) 1916, of obscure origin, many claimants. One of the weird coinages of the airmen [Weekley]. Common theory is that it is from designers prototype nickname Type B limp, in the sense of without internal framework, as opposed to Type A rigid … Etymology dictionary
Blimp — For other uses, see Blimp (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Airship or Balloon (aircraft). The Spirit of Goodyear, one of the iconic Goodyear Blimps A blimp, or non rigid airship, is a floating airship without an internal supporting… … Wikipedia
blimp — I. /blɪmp/ (say blimp) noun 1. a small, nonrigid airship, used for military surveillance, scientific applications, the display of advertising and the filming of sporting events. 2. a soundproof cover enclosing a movie camera to obliterate the… …
blimp — [20] The original blimp was a sort of small non rigid military airship used in World War I. Its name is said to have come from its official designation as ‘type B (limp)’ (as opposed to ‘type A (rigid)’). Its rotund flaccidity suggested it in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
blimp — [20] The original blimp was a sort of small non rigid military airship used in World War I. Its name is said to have come from its official designation as ‘type B (limp)’ (as opposed to ‘type A (rigid)’). Its rotund flaccidity suggested it in… … Word origins
Prallluftschiff — Das aktuelle Prallluftschiff der WDL am Flughafen Essen/Mülheim Prallluftschiffe, auch Blimps genannt, sind Luftschiffe ohne inneres Gerüst (wie ein Ballon). Ihre aerodynamische Form erhalten sie durch die Form der Hülle und den Innendruck. Damit … Deutsch Wikipedia
Aerostat — The word aerostat was originally French and is derived from the greek aer (air) + statos (standing). An aerostat is a lighter than air object that can stay stationary in the air. Aerostats include free balloons, airships, moored balloons and… … Wikipedia
