"blimp"

[Barnhart]

This "Type B-limp" story is supported by the Barnhart Dictionary of
Etymology following the general designation "of uncertain origin."
There is some speculation that it was coined by Horace Shortt, a
British aviator.

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David K. Barnhart, Editor
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"Necessity obliges us to neologize."
Thomas Jefferson-August 16, 1813