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noun
- in marine mammals, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming
- a flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming
- a flat lever in a pinball machine, used to keep the ball in play
- (cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce
- (context, informal, US) television remote control, clicker
Translations: - French: aileron
(trans-mid)
- German: Flipperhebel
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
- Italian: pinna
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, a paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming)
Etymology: flip + -er
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