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Pronunciation : Flank"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Flank"er
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Flank, v. t.]
Definition : 1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.

2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] Evelyn.

t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flankering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913