flanker

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flanker - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Flanker \Flank"er\, 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.
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           They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge
           their assailants.                        --W. Irwing.
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  Flanker \Flank"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Flankering.] [See Flank, v. t.]
     1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] --Sir T.
        Herbert.
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     2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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flanker - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  flanker
      n 1: a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass
           receiver [syn: flanker back, flanker]
      2: a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard
         the flanks of a military formation