flip·per
(flĭp′ər)n.
1. One that flips: a flipper of hamburgers
2. A wide flat limb, as of a seal, whale, or other aquatic mammal, adapted for swimming.
3. See fin1.
4. A flat lever in a pinball machine, used to hit the ball so it stays in play.
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flipper
(ˈflɪpə)n
1. (Zoology) the flat broad limb of seals, whales, penguins, and other aquatic animals, specialized for swimming
2. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (often plural) Also called: fin either of a pair of rubber paddle-like devices worn on the feet as an aid in swimming, esp underwater
3. (Cricket) cricket a ball bowled with backspin imparted by the action of the bowler's wrist
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flip•per
(ˈflɪp ər)n.
1. a broad flat limb, as of a seal or whale, specially adapted for swimming.
2. one of a pair of paddlelike devices, usu. of rubber, worn on the feet as an aid in scuba diving and swimming; fin.
3. someone or something that flips.
[1815–25]
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flip·per
(flĭp′ər) A wide, flat limb adapted for swimming, found on aquatic animals such as whales, seals, and sea turtles. Flippers evolved from legs.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  flipper - a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)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 |
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Translations
زِعْنِفة سِباحَه بلاستيكيَّهزِعْنِفَه
ploutev
luffesvømmefod
peraja
uszony
hreifi; bægslisundfit
plaukmuo
peldplēvepeldpleznapeldspura
barbatananadadeira
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flipper
(ˈflipə) noun1. a limb for swimming, especially of a seal, walrus etc.
2. a kind of rubber or plastic shoe, worn when swimming, which is shaped like the flipper of a seal etc.
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