FLIPPER


Meaning of FLIPPER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flɪpə(r) ]

( flippers)

1.

Flippers are flat pieces of rubber that you can wear on your feet to help you swim more quickly, especially underwater.

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2.

The flippers of an animal that lives in water, for example a seal or a penguin, are the two or four flat limbs which it uses for swimming.

N-COUNT : usu pl

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