flanker
IPA: fɫˈæŋkɝ
noun
- (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.
verb
- (obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications.
- (obsolete) To attack sideways.
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Examples of "flanker" in Sentences
- He plays at the flanker position.
- His usual position was as flanker.
- He played the position of flanker.
- His usual position is as a flanker.
- He plays as a lock or as a flanker.
- He plays as a centre and as a flanker.
- He played as a flanker and a number 8.
- He played as a flanker for FC Grenoble.
- A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union.
- A 'flanker' is a position in the sport of rugby union.
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