flank·er /ˈflæŋkɚ/
側面部隊,側衝,側面堡壘
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.
They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge their assailants. --W. Irwing.
Flank·er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered p. pr. & vb. n. Flankering.]
1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.]
2. To attack sideways. [Obs.]
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flanker
n 1: a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass
receiver [syn: flanker back]
2: a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard
the flanks of a military formation