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flankers

noun

Meaning

  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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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