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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fluke1 /fluk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsthe part of an anchor that catches in the ground.
- the barbed head of a harpoon, spear, arrow, etc.
- Zoologyeither half of the triangular tail of a whale.
fluke2 /fluk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a stroke of luck:I got the job by a fluke.
fluk•ey, fluk•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. fluke3 /fluk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Fishany of several American flounders of the Atlantic Ocean.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fluke1 (flo̅o̅k),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm. See diag. under anchor.
- a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like.
- Zoologyeither half of the triangular tail of a whale.
- perh. special use of fluke3 1555–65
- an accidental advantage;
stroke of good luck:He got the job by a fluke. - an accident or chance happening.
- an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards.
- 1855–60; of obscure origin, originally; compare dialect, dialectal fluke a guess
- Fishany of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, esp. P. dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Fishany of various other flatfishes.
- Invertebratesa trematode.
- bef. 900; Middle English flok(e), fluke, Old English flōc; cognate with Old Norse flōki; compare Old High German flah flat (German flach)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fluke /fluːk/ n
Also called: flue a flat bladelike projection at the end of the arm of an anchor- either of the two lobes of the tail of a whale or related animal
- Also called: flue the barb or barbed head of a harpoon, arrow, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps a special use of fluke³ (in the sense: a flounder) fluke /fluːk/ n - an accidental stroke of luck
- any chance happening
vb - (transitive) to gain, make, or hit by a fluke
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin fluke /fluːk/ n - any parasitic flatworm, such as the blood fluke and liver fluke, of the classes Monogenea and Digenea (formerly united in a single class Trematoda)
Etymology: Old English flōc; related to Old Norse flōki flounder, Old Saxon flaka sole, Old High German flah smooth |