Plural of flipper

Forms of flipper

Flippers in a sentence

• Later iterations had mechanical flippers like today's, but more of them—six, which were distributed three on each side up and down the body of the machine.2012 February 24, Rebecca J. Rosen, “The Glory of the Pinball Machine”, in The Atlantic
• Woo attempts to distinguish Blakeslee by pointing out that “one can fondle a breast without having anything to do with dentistry, but one cannot take molds, fabricate and insert flippers into another person's mouth without practicing dentistry."2005, Washington Appellate Reports, volume 128
• Flippers and hands are homologous structures.From the entry homologous
• The flippers also have an adjustment menu to alter the strength.2005, Kevin Strasser, The PinBotz Guide to the Greatest Pinball Machines of the 80s And 90s. From the entry unshopped
• Happy Days had nine gobble holes, but no outlanes or gap between the flippers.1997, Gary Flower, Bill Kurtz, Pinball: the lure of the silver ball. From the entry gobble hole

Meaning of flipper

1. noun In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
2. noun A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
3. noun A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.

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Questions about the plural of flipper

What is the plural of flipper?

The plural of flipper is flippers.

Is flipper countable?

Flipper is a countable noun.