Outflank — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

go around the flank of (an opposing army)

get the better of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aʊtflˈæŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/aʊtflˈaŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aʊtflˈaŋk/

2 syllables Say it as /aʊtflˈæŋk/.

Examples

the goal was to best the competition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trump best outdo scoop go around

Parts of Speech

verb	go around the flank of (an opposing army)
verb	get the better of “the goal was to best the competition”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umgehen

die Flanke (einer gegnerischen Armee) umgehen

🇫🇷French

déborder

contourner le flanc de (une armée adverse)

🇪🇸Spanish

flanquear

rodear el flanco de (un ejército contrario)

🇮🇹Italian

aggirare

aggirare il fianco di (un esercito avversario)

🇳🇱Dutch

overvleugelen

ga rond de flank van (een vijandig leger)

🇵🇹Portuguese

flanquear

contornar o flanco de (um exército adversário)

🇷🇺Russian

обойти с фланга

обойти фланг (противной армии)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चक्कर लगाना

(एक विरोधी सेना) के पार्श्व में घूमें

🇧🇩Bengali

আউটফ্ল্যাঙ্ক

(একটি বিরোধী সেনাবাহিনী) এর পাশের দিকে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கோட்டை

(எதிர்க்கும் இராணுவம்) பக்கவாட்டில் செல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బయటి అంచు

(ప్రత్యర్థి సైన్యం) పార్శ్వం చుట్టూ వెళ్ళండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बाहेरील बाजू

(विरोधी सैन्य) च्या बाजूने जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહારની બાજુ

(વિરોધી સૈન્ય) ની આસપાસ જાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರವಲಯ

(ವಿರೋಧಿ ಸೈನ್ಯ) ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವದ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಹೋಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറംഭാഗം

(ഒരു എതിർ സൈന്യത്തിൻ്റെ) പാർശ്വത്തിൽ ചുറ്റി സഞ്ചരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰ

(ਇੱਕ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਫੌਜ) ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

باہر نکلنا

(ایک مخالف فوج) کے اطراف میں جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

包抄

绕过（敌方军队）的侧翼

🇯🇵Japanese

側面

（敵軍の）側面に回り込む

🇰🇷Korean

측면에서

(적군)의 측면을 돌아다니다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tràn ra ngoài

đi vòng qua sườn của (đội quân đối phương)

🇹🇭Thai

ออกไปข้างนอก

ไปรอบ ๆ ด้านข้างของ (กองทัพฝ่ายตรงข้าม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengepung

berkeliling di sisi (tentara lawan)

🇵🇭Filipino

labasan

lumibot sa gilid ng (isang kalabang hukbo)

🇲🇾Malay

mendahului

pergi mengelilingi sayap (tentera lawan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطويق

يلتف حول جناح (جيش معارض)

🇮🇷Persian

خارج از کناره

دور زدن جناح (یک ارتش مخالف)

🇹🇷Turkish

dış kanat

(karşıt bir ordunun) kanadından geçmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַגֵף

להקיף את האגף של (צבא יריב)

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The primary meaning of 'outflank' is 'go around the flank of (an opposing army)'.

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Using 'outflank' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'outflank' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'outflank' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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