Associations to the word «Outflank»
Noun
- Manoeuvre
- Flank
- Cavalry
- Maneuver
- Retreat
- Retreated
- Austrian
- Confederate
- Boer
- Spartan
- Infantry
- Malwa
- Rear
- Defender
- Royalist
- Platoon
- Perceiving
- Overrun
- Brigade
- Moreau
- Musketeer
- Bonaparte
- Terrain
- Earthwork
- Detour
- Wadi
- Barrage
- Persian
- Reinforcement
- Wellesley
- Enemy
- Artillery
- Attacker
- Dragoon
- Troop
- Ambush
- Battalion
- Advance
- Tactic
- German
- Trench
- Horseman
- Defence
- Australian
- Belisarius
- Fortification
- Napoleon
- Overland
- Bayonet
- Position
- Army
- Loyalist
- Axis
- Corps
- Attempt
- Withdrawal
- Sherman
- Force
- Bolshevik
- Bold
- Attack
- Tunisia
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
OUTFLANK, verb. (transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
OUTFLANK, verb. (transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
Dictionary definition
OUTFLANK, verb. Go around the flank of (an opposing army).
OUTFLANK, verb. Get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.