English dictionary
flanker
/'fl/&//N/k/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver
Synonyms flanker backSource: WordNet 3.0
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a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To defend by lateral fortifications.
Source: webster1913