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Outflank   /ˈaʊtflˌæŋk/   Listen
Outflank

verb
1.
Go around the flank of (an opposing army).  Synonym: go around.
2.
Get the better of.  Synonyms: best, outdo, scoop, trump.





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"Outflank" Quotes from Famous Books



... Jubba river, in an inhospitable district in which his army must soon run short of provisions, could not possibly be the intention of the enemy. He merely wished to keep us here a little while until he could by stratagem outflank us. Arago, having guarded against that, determined to wait; but in the meantime, in order to tire the enemy of waiting, he caused our cavalry to intercept the enemy's provisioning line. Our men lacked for nothing: the commissariat ...
— Freeland - A Social Anticipation • Theodor Hertzka


Words linked to "Outflank" :   outmaneuver, best, trump, beat out, travel, shell, move, go around, go, locomote, outsmart, trounce, outmanoeuvre, beat, vanquish, crush


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