flanker

  1. Noun.  (rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
  2. Noun.  (American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
  3. Noun.  (military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.

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