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fluke
1[ flook ]
noun
- the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, especially the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm.
- a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like.
- either half of the triangular tail of a whale.
fluke
2[ flook ]
noun
- an accidental advantage; stroke of good luck:
He got the job by a fluke.
- an accident or chance happening.
- an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards.
fluke
3[ flook ]
noun
- any of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, especially P. dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean.
- any of various other flatfishes.
- a trematode.
fluke
1/ ´Ú±ô³ÜË°ì /
noun
- Also calledflue a flat bladelike projection at the end of the arm of an anchor
- either of the two lobes of the tail of a whale or related animal
- Also calledflue the barb or barbed head of a harpoon, arrow, etc
fluke
2/ ´Ú±ô³ÜË°ì /
noun
- an accidental stroke of luck
- any chance happening
verb
- tr to gain, make, or hit by a fluke
fluke
3/ ´Ú±ô³ÜË°ì /
noun
- any parasitic flatworm, such as the blood fluke and liver fluke, of the classes Monogenea and Digenea (formerly united in a single class Trematoda )
- another name for flounder 2
fluke
/ ´Ú±ô´ÇÌ…´ÇÌ…°ì /
- Either of the two flattened fins of a whale's tail.
- See trematode
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ú±ô³Ü°ì±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fluke2
Origin of fluke3
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fluke1
Origin of fluke2
Origin of fluke3
Example Sentences
Originally released in May 1975, "Venus and Mars" proved that "Band on the Run" hadn’t been a fluke.
Cases of liver fluke, which is transmitted through mud snails, have been rising over the long term.
She said it was "an absolute fluke find" and the way it had been preserved was "incredibly impressive".
Pennant races always had the potential to get a little hairy, and these days that’s not always about late-inning rallies, fluke bounces or the questionable call by an umpire.
“So we were spared, but only by a fluke of the wind change.â€
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