Outflank
[aʊt'flæŋk] or [,aʊt'flæŋk]
Definition
(v. t.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.
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Definition
v.t. to extend the flank of one army beyond that of another: to get the better of.
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Examples
- Coming from the northeast as they did, they were able to outflank the great barrier of the Taurus Mountains, which had hitherto held back the Moslems. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Its galleys could have penetrated up the rivers to the heart of Russia and outflanked every barbarian advance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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