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fin
fin /fɪn/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: finn

1. one of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim
2. part of a plane that sticks up at the back and helps it to fly smoothly
3. (also tail fin) a thin piece of metal that sticks out from a car or bomb at the back
4. a flipper