Used in a Sentence

flanker

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flanker.

Editorial note

It seems to me that the problem is the other way around, risking the loss of a Flanker to take down a drone.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flanker gathered in one view.

noun

(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

noun

(American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.

noun

(military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flanker.

noun

(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

noun

(American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.

noun

(military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.

noun

(business, marketing) A usually lower-end brand or product introduced in order to target competitors and protect a company's main market share.

Example sentences

1

It seems to me that the problem is the other way around, risking the loss of a Flanker to take down a drone.

2

Also, a Su-35 Flanker cant fire a missile at 50km without radar lock, which would be difficult against a F-35.

3

But if what you're saying is true then I can see a very good argument for replacing email with flanker.

4

And this is precisely why I fly the Supermaneuverable Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker E Advanced Fighter [1].

5

I'm working on a new email platform,[1] and we've been testing Flanker quite a bit.

6

Yeah, in the Su-27 Flanker that is exactly what it is.

7

And while the Russians have been cranking out one fancy Flanker variant after another, they haven't had the funds to build them in any quality.

8

You have to be capable of intercepting the real threats like the Tu-160 or Flanker strike formations, neither of which the F-35 can do much about.

9

The possibility doesn't seem to have been brought up here, but I wouldn't take it as given that Flanker made it home.

10

I appreciate how the Flanker release includes benchmarks without thrashing on alternative implementations.

11

> Also, a Su-35 Flanker cant fire a missile at 50km without radar lock, which would be difficult against a F-35.

12

I think it's a switch in the Flanker as well.

Quote examples

1

Was with 2 providers (Teksavvy and eBox) that jacked up their prices above what the "flanker" providers by incumbents were charging.

Proper noun examples

1

But Flanker's full-message parser is still 8x faster than email.parser's full-message parser, according to their benchmark.

2

It made me fall in love with the real-life Flanker.

3

Where does the project name (Flanker) come from?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flanker in a sentence?

It seems to me that the problem is the other way around, risking the loss of a Flanker to take down a drone.

What does flanker mean?

(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

What part of speech is flanker?

flanker is commonly used as noun.