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Language: Old English
Origin: finn

fin

 noun
     
fin
Related topics: Animals, Fish, Air, Motor Vehicles
fin [countable]
1HBF one of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim
2TTA part of a plane that sticks up at the back and helps it to fly smoothly ➔ aircraft
3TTC also tail fin a thin piece of metal that sticks out from a car or bomb at the back
4 a flipper
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