FLANKER
flanker
(noun) a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flanker (plural flankers)
(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
(American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
(military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
Hyponyms
• blindside flanker
• openside flanker
Verb
flanker (third-person singular simple present flankers, present participle flankering, simple past and past participle flankered)
(obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications.
(obsolete) To attack sideways.
Anagrams
• Falkner, Frankel
Source: Wiktionary
Flank"er, n.
Definition: 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. They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge their assailants. W. Irwing.
Flank"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flankering.] Etym: [See Flank, v. t.]
1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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