dolphin
IPA: dˈɑɫfʌn
noun
- A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
- Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.
- A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
- (heraldry) A depiction of a fish, with a broad indented fin, usually embowed.
- The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.
- (history) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped through the deck and the hull of an enemy's vessel to sink it.
- (nautical) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
- (nautical) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
- (nautical) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
- (nautical) A permanent fender designed to protect a heavy boat or coastal structure from the impact of large floating objects such as ice or floating logs.
- (military, obsolete) One of the handles above the trunnions by which a gun was lifted.
- (nautical) A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids.
- A surname.
- A township in Knox County, Nebraska, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in San Juan County, Washington, United States.
- A member of an athletic team called the Dolphins, such as the Miami Dolphins and teams of various institutions of learning.
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Examples of "dolphin" in Sentences
- Captivity for a dolphin is a life-long imprisonment.
- Hengst - not really. dolphin is to fish as antelope is to iguana.
- But why then, if a dolphin is an intelligent agent, would we not include the dolphin as a likely candidate?
- “I think you should try to remember,” she said, “that what you call a dolphin, most Americans would call a hero.”
- For those playing Metaphoropoly at home, the dolphin is me and my creative spirit; the sea is the crashing waves of creative thought; the net is worldly success.
- We use the term dolphin to refer to members of the taxonomic family Delphinidae, which consists of thirty-three species of dolphins ranging from coastal to pelagic and tiny to large.
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