flipper
noun
1 flipper
A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater).
synonym: fin.
Roget 267:
navigation;
aquatics;
boating,
yachting;
ship
etc.
273;
oar,
paddle,
screw,
sail,
canvas,
aileron.
natation†,
swimming;
fin,
flipper,
fish's tail.
aerostation†,
aerostatics†,
aeronautics;
balloonery†;
balloon
etc.
273;
ballooning,
aviation,
airmanship;
flying,
flight,
volitation†;
wing,
pinion;
rocketry,
space travel,
astronautics,
orbital mechanics,
orbiting.
voyage,
sail,
cruise,
passage,
circumnavigation,
periplus†;
headway,
sternway,
leeway;
fairway.
mariner
etc.
269.
flight,
trip;
shuttle,
run,
airlift.
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Polish: płetwa
2 flipper
The flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming.
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