Meaning of DOLPHIN in Punjabi

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Meaning of DOLPHIN in English

• A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
• The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid.
• A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy's vessel.
• A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
• A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
• A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
• A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
• In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.
• A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.

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