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flippers

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n.1.A type of shoe with a paddle-like front extending well beyond the end of the toe, used an aid in swimming (especially underwater).
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flippers → زعانف الغطس ploutve svømmefødder Flossen βατραχοπέδιλα aletas räpylät palmes peraje pinne ひれ足 오리발 zwemvliezen svømmeføtter płetwy barbatanas, nadadeiras ласты simfötter รองเท้านักดำน้ำ yüzgeç chân vịt 鳍状肢
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When he heaved himself up on his front flippers he stood more than four feet clear of the ground, and his weight, if anyone had been bold enough to weigh him, was nearly seven hundred pounds.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
He raised himself on his flippers with an angry movement.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
He rummaged through a locker, and in less than three minutes Harvey was adorned with fisherman's rubber boots that came half up his thigh, a heavy blue jersey well darned at the elbows, a pair of flippers, and a sou'wester.
Captains Courageous by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
 
 
 
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