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Rareflanker
The correct spelling is flanker.
How to pronounce flanker
noun
Say it like: Fla-nke-r
The correct spelling is flanker. A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
- 2.A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
- 3.A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
verb
- 1.To defend by lateral fortifications.
- 2.To attack sideways.
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