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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