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Flanker

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One that flanks, especially a soldier so positioned as to protect the flank of a column of troops on the march.

n. Business An extension product, such as a diet version of a soft drink or a liquid version of a detergent, added to a line to support the sales of the main product.

n. Football A flankerback.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

n. A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.

n. A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.

v. To defend by lateral fortifications.

v. To attack sideways.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body.

v. To defend by lateral fortifications.

v. To attack sideways.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who or that which flanks, as a skirmisher or body of troops employed on the flank of an army to reconnoiter or guard a line of march, or a fortification projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body.

n. A side piece or flanked piece of timber.

To defend by flankers or lateral fortifications.

To attack sidewise or by the flank.

To come on sidewise.

n. A spark of fire.

To sparkle; flicker.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver

n. a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation

Word Usage

"''Our defense was ready to redeem itself after the Miami game,' 'Bruin flanker Freddie Mitchell said."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

back soldier

Form

flankered flankering

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