skid fin

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skid fin]
- /skɪd fɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skid fin]
- /skɪd fɪn/

Definition of skid fin words

noun skid fin an upright projection or fin, positioned from leading edge to trailing edge in the center of the upper wing of some early airplanes and used to retard skidding. 1

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Origin of skid fin

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Skid fin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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skid fin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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