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Meanings of fins in English
Usage of fins in English
1
Of course it had to have fins, how else could it steer?
2
A majority of the WT fins regenerated with a similar striped pattern.
3
The noose slipped as far as the tail fins and there stopped.
4
The fins are all inclosed in skin, whilst their rays are unarmed.
5
When in the water, they use their wings as fins to dive.
6
The bodies were of bright blue, the legs and fins were yellow.
7
Japanese fishing boats stack the decks with amputated fins by the tonne.
8
The anal fins are sometimes double, and the tail is often triple.
9
Flat-fishes move by means of undulations of the dorsal and ventral fins.
10
The snakes had fins and were a matter of fifty feet long.
11
If these fins stay parallel with the boat, the latter moves horizontally.
12
But as soon as the fins feel the water, they mean something.
13
Once ashore, they strap the fins to their H-gear for land travel.
14
Flying-fish knelt before the smoldering ashes and fanned briskly with his fins.
15
Remove the head, fins and bones, using them for the fish stock.
16
The dorsal fins of a half-dozen sharks cut circles near our craft.
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Fins through the time
Fins across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common