Meaning of Fin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
   UK, slang
2. commune in the Somme department in France
3. "The end".
   archaic
4. Initialism of facility ID number.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
6. A five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.
   US, dated, slang
7. Denotes the end of the road.
   obsolete
8. Initialism of force identification number.
   UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
9. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
10. A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
11. A similar structure protruding from a projectile, used to help keep it on course.
12. A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
13. 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.
14. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
15. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
16. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
17. The conning tower of a submarine.
18. A person's hand.
    UK, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“The fish's fins minimize water flow.”

“Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.”

“a dolphin's fin”

“The fin stabilises the plane in flight.”

“The divers wore fins to swim faster.”

“"Done say I to that, Reuben, tip me your fin, my spark, and it shall be a bet."”

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