finish-mark

‘fini1{,ma:zk n. the mark or sign placed at the spet or line at which an airship-race rs to be brought to a finish or ended; a stepzstgnal at the end of a race-course. fin-kite ‘f1n,kart. a kite consisting of a plane, to the lower part of whzeh is affixt at right angles a ‘fin’ or keel. fin-like ‘finjlark adj. resembling a fish’s fin in shape or function; flippetclike: as, a *finzlike wing. fin-plan “ian peen n. the plan or plan-form of a fin. fin-tail ‘fin,toot 1. a tail, in an aircraft, consisting of a combination of fin-like parts. fireball ‘faiz,bc:t n. 4. a large shooting-star or meteor having the form and appearance of a ball or globe of fire; a large globe-shaped luminous aerolite. 2. globeclightning; an electryrcal fenemenen sometimes seen in thunder-storms, resembling a lumzrnous or red-het firy ball or globe falling from the clouds and eften bursting with a loud report; ball lightning.