FIN
/fɪn/
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Definition
/fɪn/
noun
- One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.“The fish's fins minimize water flow.”
- A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.“a dolphin's fin”
- A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.“The fin stabilises the plane in flight.”
- A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
- A hairstyle, resembling the fin of a fish, in which the hair is combed and set into a vertical ridge along the top of the head from about the crown to the forehead.
verb
- To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
- (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
- To swim in the manner of a fish.“A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.”
- To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.
Source: Wiktionary
