English noun: Blimp | |||
1. | Blimp (person) any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low) | ||
Synonyms | Colonel Blimp | ||
Broader (hypernym) | extreme right-winger, reactionary, ultraconservative | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
2. | blimp (artifact) a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon | ||
Synonyms | sausage, sausage balloon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | airship, dirigible | ||