flipper

flip·per  (flpr)

n.

1. A wide flat limb, as of a seal, whale, or other aquatic mammal, adapted for swimming.

2. A rubber covering for the foot having a flat flexible portion that widens as it extends forward from the toes, used in swimming and diving. Also called fin¹.

3. A flat lever in a pinball machine, used to hit the ball so it stays in play.

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flipper

Noun

1. the flat broad limb of seals, whales, and other aquatic animals specialized for swimming

2. either of a pair of rubber paddle-like devices worn on the feet as an aid in swimming

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flipper  (flpr)

A wide, flat limb adapted for swimming, found on aquatic animals such as whales, seals, and sea turtles. Flippers evolved from legs.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flipper - a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) fin shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
	2.	flipper - the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming aquatic vertebrate - animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water aquatic mammal - whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals limb - one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

Translations

flipper [ˈflɪpəʳ] n → aleta

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flipper [ˈflɪpəʳ] n [of animal] → nageoire f;

(for swimmer) → palme f

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flipper [ˈflɪpəʳ] n → Flosse f;

(for swimming) → (Schwimm)flosse f

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flipper [ˈflɪpəʳ] n → pinna