outflank
IPA: ˈaʊtfɫæŋk
verb
- (transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
- (transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
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Examples of "outflank" in Sentences
- Labour, we are told plans to "outflank" Cameron on the EU.
- But Germany later invaded by going around ( "outflank") the Maginot Line.
- I'm also concerned that if Obama does NOT put a woman on the ticket, McCain may "outflank" the Democrats by running with a female VP candidate -- maybe Kay Hutchison or Jodi Rell.
- It doubles the number of sabres to be used against the enemy; and it enables the cavalry to cover double the ground; thus doubling, also, its power to outflank, which is a valuable advantage, especially when opposed to cavalry.
- We have all grown more familiar than we probably like to acknowledge with Israel using its channels to Capitol Hill and in America's pro-Israel community to "outflank" an American administration -- and virtually always to the right.
- Neither is it the pursuit of the fruitless objective to project media images intended to "outflank" or "out-compete" other forces for national democratic change, in a meaningless contest to advertise any claimed revolutionary credentials.
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