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fins

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
a thin vertical part sticking out of the body of especially a fish or an aircraft that helps balance and movement:

Examples:

We could see the fin of a shark as it slowly circled our boat.
a fish's dorsal fin
The aircraft has a long tail fin.
2
a hairstyle, usually worn by men, where the hair is combed from the sides towards the centre so that it sticks up like a fin on top of the head
3
a thin, wing-shaped part of a fish that helps it to swim, or a wing-shaped part of a ship, aircraft, or car
4
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