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fin

(ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
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.
A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
Synonyms:

“I saw the fin of a shark standing above the water not twenty paces away, and advancing rapidly towards me.”

“The notches painted on the fin of the plane represented victories claimed by the pilot.”

finlet

(ichthyology) Small rayless non-retractable fins between the last dorsal or anal fin and the caudal fin of some fishes.
Examples:

“Each of the peculiar dorsal spines is primitively a single spine, not a finlet of several pieces, as some have suggested.”

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finning

The act of removing a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea.
Examples:

“It was finning slowly against the sandy bottom, down in the black heart of the river.”

“One giant stride later, I was finning slowly towards the hull, watching as it disappeared into the sapphire gloom of 30m of water.”

“Do you find that you are finning all the time you are under water, unless resting on something.”

fin

“I saw the fin of a shark standing above the water not twenty paces away, and advancing rapidly towards me.”

“The notches painted on the fin of the plane represented victories claimed by the pilot.”

finlets

fins

“As a result, excessive chrome, fins, and wide whitewalls became synonymous with what it meant to be an American.”

“The males develop nuptial coloration consisting of red-colored fins and eyes.”

“The pectoral fins and flukes of males are also larger than those of females.”

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