Blimp in Japanese
In Japanese
飛行船
hikōsen
Definition
Definition in EnglishA long, rounded airship filled with a light gas, with a small cabin underneath and engines that push it slowly along.
Definition in Japanese空気より軽いガスを詰めた細長い袋の下に小さな客室があり、エンジンでゆっくり空を進む乗り物。
Synonyms (English): airship
Example sentences
今どき飛行船で宣伝するなんて、誰がお金を出すんだろう。空なんて誰も見てないのに。
Who still pays to advertise on a blimp? Does anyone even look up anymore?
試合を真上から映してるのって、あの飛行船から撮影してるの?
Are those overhead shots of the game being filmed from that blimp up there?
飛行船のエンジンが止まって、海のすぐ手前まで漂っていったところで、やっと再始動できたんだって。
The blimp's engines cut out, and it drifted almost out to sea before they got them going again.