flipper

🇺🇸 /ˈflɪpər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈflɪpə(r)/
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A flipper is a broad, flat limb that some sea animals, like seals and turtles, use to swim.

The seal used its flippers to gracefully glide through the water.

R

A flipper is a swimming aid made of rubber or plastic that you wear on your feet to help you swim faster, especially underwater.

She wore flippers to improve her speed while snorkeling.

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n. A flipper is a broad, flat limb that some sea animals, like seals and turtles, use to swim.; A flipper is a swimming aid made of rubber or plastic that you wear on your feet to help you swim faster, especially underwater.

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Plural flippers