blimp
Soft-skinned airship
A blimp is a non-rigid airship—an aircraft that stays aloft through lighter-than-air gas contained in a soft, balloon-like envelope rather than a rigid frame.
Blimps are most familiar hovering over sporting events for aerial television coverage: The Goodyear blimp circled the stadium.
Informally, blimp is an unkind term for an overweight person.
Steerable lighter-than-air craft
- zeppelinRigid lighter-than-air craft
- aerostatLighter-than-air craft
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
gasbag · mooring · hangar · propeller · helium · hydrogen · rigid · non-rigid
Remain suspended midair
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- soarAscend to heights
ascend · altitude · airborne · cruising · airspace · pilot · navigation · thermals
Major American tire manufacturer
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- skywritingAirborne smoke messages
- logoCompany identifying symbol
sponsorship · stadium · broadcast · visibility · promotional · marketing · branding · televised
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- bulbousSwollen and round
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
lumbering · bloated · rotund · bulging · oblong · cigar-shaped · looming · impressive
High in lipids
- tubbySomewhat fat, endearingly
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- butterballPlump person or fowl
- porkerPig raised for slaughter
Information-gathering before action
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- cameraImage capturing device
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
naval · military · World War I · coastal · lookout · security · law enforcement
dirigible
Steerable lighter-than-air craft
envelope · gasbag · mooring · hangar · propeller · helium · hydrogen · rigid · non-rigid · semi-rigid
hover
Remain suspended midair
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
soar · ascend · altitude · airborne · cruising · airspace · pilot · navigation · thermals · updraft
Goodyear
Major American tire manufacturer
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
- skywritingAirborne smoke messages
logo · sponsorship · stadium · broadcast · visibility · promotional · marketing · branding · televised · sporting event
massive
Extremely large and heavy
oversized · lumbering · bloated · rotund · bulging · oblong · cigar-shaped · looming · impressive · imposing
fatty
High in lipids
- tubbySomewhat fat, endearingly
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- butterballPlump person or fowl
reconnaissance
Information-gathering before action
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- cameraImage capturing device
monitoring · naval · military · World War I · coastal · lookout · security · law enforcement
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- outdoor adsbillboard, billboards, electronic billboard, digital sign, mobile billboard
- blimps
- aerostatsaerostat, airships, balloons, zeppelin, dirigibles
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike