blimp in Japanese
blimp in Japanese is 軟式飛行船, 飛行船 — blimp means an airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it, rather than a rigid frame.
blimp in Japanese
軟式飛行船
Pronounced: nanshikihikōsen
(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
飛行船
Pronounced: hikōsen
(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
What does "blimp" mean?
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noun An airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it, rather than a rigid frame.
"The blimp floated slowly over the stadium during the game."
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noun Informal, sometimes unkind, term for an overweight person.
"He joked that he'd turned into a blimp after the holidays."
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blimp in a sentence
- The blimp floated slowly over the stadium during the game.
- He joked that he'd turned into a blimp after the holidays.
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What is "blimp" in Japanese?
"blimp" in Japanese is 軟式飛行船, 飛行船. blimp means: An airship kept in shape by the pressure of the gas inside it, rather than a rigid frame.
How do you pronounce 軟式飛行船?
"blimp" in Japanese is 軟式飛行船, pronounced "nanshikihikōsen".
How do you use "blimp" in a sentence?
Example: "The blimp floated slowly over the stadium during the game." In Japanese, "blimp" is 軟式飛行船, 飛行船.
Are there other ways to say "blimp" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "blimp": 軟式飛行船, 飛行船.
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