flipper
In marine mammals such as whales, a wide, flat limb adapted for swimmingIn marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
» Put on your flippers.
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значень: 11In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
Flosse
плавни́кplavník, ластlast
ластlast
the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
Flosse
ластlast
ластlast
a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
Flipper, Flipperhebel
A small flat used to support a larger one.
A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
(США, розмовне)Television remote control, clicker.
(застаріле, сленг)The hand.
Flosse
A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
A kitchen spatula.
Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.
Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.
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речень: 8Put on your flippers.
Those fish keep charging me and snapping at my flipper.
Where are my flippers?
ruГде мои ласты?
Seals have small flippers, wriggle on their bellies on land and lack visible ear flaps.
I know how to swim with flippers, but I would like to try a monofin.
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From flip + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Flappert (“flipper, wing”).From flip + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Flappert (“flipper, wing”).
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