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Meaning of flanker

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

flanker

noun

Definitions

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

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

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

verb

Definitions

  1. To defend by lateral fortifications.

  2. To attack sideways.