Definitions for flanker
flanker
flank·er
Spelling: [flang-ker]
IPA: /ˈflæŋ kər/
Flanker is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 168 anagrams from letters in flanker (aefklnr).
Definitions for flanker
noun
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a person or thing that flanks.
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Military. one of a body of soldiers placed on the flank of an army to guard a line of march.
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Fortification. a fortification projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
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Football.
Also called flankerback. an offensive back who lines up outside of an end.
split end.
Origin of flanker
First recorded in 1540-50; flank + -er1
Examples for flanker
What a sin it would be to spoil a fellow cut out for a flanker; and on a shoulder intended to carry a grenade, to hang a surplice.
Presumably, it was part of a flanker for a formal outdoor stair or steps (fig. 39).