fluke
see also: Fluke
Pronunciation
Fluke
Proper noun
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see also: Fluke
Pronunciation
- (British) enPR: flo͞ok IPA: /fluːk/
- (America) enPR: flo͞ok IPA: /fluk/
- (obsolete) enPR: flyo͞ok IPA: /fljuːk/
fluke (plural flukes)
- A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated.
- The first goal was just a fluke.
- French: coup de chance, coup de bol
- German: Glücksfall, glücklich
- Italian: colpo di fortuna
- Portuguese: golpe de sorte, acaso da sorte, fortuna inesperado, acaso feliz, cagada
- Russian: уда́ча
- Spanish: chiripa, churro
fluke (flukes, present participle fluking; past and past participle fluked)
- To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
- I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.
- (snooker) To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.
- He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.
fluke (plural flukes)
- A flounder.
- A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm.
- The man had become infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.
fluke (plural flukes)
- Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.
- The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it.
- (nautical) Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
- The fluke of the anchor was wedged between two outcroppings of rock and could not be dislodged.
- A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill#Etymology 1|bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.
- The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point.
- In general, a winglike formation on a central piece.
- After casting the bronze statue, we filed down the flukes and spurs from the molding process.
- Waste cotton.
- German: Fluke
- Portuguese: lobo da cauda de baleia
- Russian: хвостово́й плавни́к
- Russian: зазу́брина
- Spanish: muerte
Fluke
Proper noun
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