swim fin

noun

A flipper; an items of footwear used while swimming for more speed.

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Meanings

nounswim fin (plural swim fins)

plural swim fins · alternative swimfin

  1. A flipper; an items of footwear used while swimming for more speed.

    The dirty old Wedge, where $6,000 worth of swim fins were lost last year - and their owners.

    1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flipper
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APA

swim fin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swim%20fin

MLA

“swim fin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swim%20fin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swim fin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swim%20fin.

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