Definitions for Flipper
ˈflɪp ərflip·per

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flipper, finnoun

   a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)

2. flippernoun

   the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flippernoun

   in marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming

2. flippernoun

   a flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming

3. flippernoun

   a flat lever in a pinball machine, used to keep the ball in play

4. flippernoun

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

5. flippernoun

   television remote control, clicker

6. flippernoun

   The hand.

7. flippernoun

   A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.

8. flipperverb

   To lift one or both flipper out of the water and slap the surface of the water

9. Flippernoun

   a common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.

10. Etymology: flip + -er

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1. flipper

   A flipper generally refers to a broad, flat limb adapted for swimming. It is often associated with aquatic animals like penguins, seals, whales, and dolphins that use flippers to move through water. In another context, it can also refer to the rubber fins worn by divers on their feet to aid in swimming or the mechanical part of a pinball machine.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flippernoun

   a broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of seals, sea turtles, whales, etc

2. Flippernoun

   the hand

3. Etymology: [Cf. Flip, Flippant.]

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1. Flipper

   Flipper is a punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979, continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s, then reuniting in 2005. The band influenced a number of grunge, punk rock and noise rock bands. Their slowed-down, bass-driven, and heavily distorted style of punk is also considered a key forerunner to sludge metal and bands such as The Melvins.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flipper

   The fin-like paw or paddle of marine mammalia; it is also applied to the hand, as when the boatswain's mate exulted in having "taken a lord by the flipper."

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1. flipper

   Song lyrics by flipper -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by flipper on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Limb
   • Shoe

How to pronounce Flipper?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Flipper in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Flipper in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Flipper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Flipper in a Sentence

1. Jeremy Goldbogen:

   First we have to find a blue whale, which can be very difficult because these animals range across vast swaths of the open ocean. By combining many years of field experience and some luck, we position a small, rigid-hulled, inflatable boat on the whale's left side, we then have to deploy the tag using a six-meter (20-foot) long carbon-fiber pole. As the whale surfaces to breathe, we tag the whale in a location that we think is closest to the heart: just behind the whale's left flipper.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Flipper
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flipper
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Flipper
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Flipper
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Flipper