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dolphin

/ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ noun C2
  1. 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.

Plural dolphins

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## The Lion and the Dolphin
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 36 · B2
A LION roaming by the seashore saw a Dolphin lift up its head out of the waves, and suggested that they contract an alliance, saying that of all the animals they ought to be the best friends, since the one was the king of beasts on the earth, and the other was the sovereign ruler of all the inhabitants of the ocean.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 36 · B2
The Dolphin gladly consented to this request.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 36 · B2
Not long afterwards the Lion had a combat with a wild bull, and called on the Dolphin to help him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 36 · B2

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