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单词 flanker
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flanker

[ flang-ker ]
/ ˈflæŋ kər /

noun

a person or thing that flanks.
Military. one of a body of soldiers placed on the flank of an army to guard a line of march.
Fortification. a fortification projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
Football.
  1. Also called flank·er·back . an offensive back who lines up outside of an end.
  2. split end.

Origin of flanker

First recorded in 1540–50; flank + -er1

Words nearby flanker

flange coupling, flanged rail, flangeway, flank, flanken, flanker, flank position, flank speed, flannel, flannelboard, flannel cake
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Example sentences from the Web for flanker

  • Presumably, it was part of a flanker for a formal outdoor stair or steps (fig. 39).

    The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins

  • What a sin it would be to spoil a fellow cut out for a flanker; and on a shoulder intended to carry a grenade, to hang a surplice.

    The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole|W. H. Maxwell

British Dictionary definitions for flanker

flanker
/ (ˈflæŋkə) /

noun

one of a detachment of soldiers detailed to guard the flanks, esp of a formation
a projecting fortification, used esp to protect or threaten a flank
rugby a wing forward
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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