flipper

1. In 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

2. 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)

3. A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.

   Flipper, Flipperhebel

4. A small flat used to support a larger one.

5. A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.

6. (US, informal)Television remote control, clicker.

7. (dated, slang)The hand.

   Flosse

8. A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.

9. A kitchen spatula.

10. Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.

11. Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.

1. Put on your flippers.

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2. Those fish keep charging me and snapping at my flipper.

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3. Where are my flippers?

   ruГде мои ласты? — marafon

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4. Seals have small flippers, wriggle on their bellies on land and lack visible ear flaps.

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5. I know how to swim with flippers, but I would like to try a monofin.

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