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flanker - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'flanker' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flanker [ 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.
2 . Flanker [ v. t.]
- To defend by lateral fortifications.
- To attack sideways.