Flipper

See also: flipper

EnglishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Flipper

  1. a common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.

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EtymologyEdit

From English flipper (lever in a pinball machine used to strike the ball). The word is used in many languages to refer the game as such; see flipper.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪpɐ/
  • (file)

NounEdit

Flipper m (strong, genitive Flippers, plural Flipper)

  1. (uncountable) pinball (game)
  2. (countable) a pinball machine
  3. (countable) a flipper (lever in a pinball machine)

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