outflanking
present participle ofoutflank
outflank
verb[T]
uk/ˌaʊtˈflæŋk/us/ˌaʊtˈflæŋk/tomoveforwardpast anenemypositioninordertoattackit from thesideor from the back
to dobetterthan anopponentbywinninganadvantageover him or her:
Thegovernmenthas outflanked theoppositionbycuttingtaxes.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- swoop
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Surpassing in quality or number
Examplesofoutflanking
outflanking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It asserted that they could be employed either to break through the enemy's defences, or, byoutflankingit, attack its lines of communication and headquarters.
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They were determined to finish off a visibly disheartened and disorganised army by concentrating superior forces and the methodical use of encirclement andoutflanking.
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Within two days the reality on the ground had completely changed in favour of the guerrillas, who found a gap which made viable anoutflankingoperation.
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It is addressed specifically tooutflankingthe veto.
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I hope that he will accept my assurance that it was not done with a view tooutflankinghim in any way.
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The rules of the game provide for ambush, foroutflanking, long-range bombardment, trench warfare, attack at dawn, and indeed for hand-to-hand engagement.
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A quickoutflankingmovement hurried him back.
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The first is theoutflankingmethod.
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From an anchor point firefighters can work to contain a wild land fire without the fireoutflankingthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The primary methods for attack was either to break through the enemy formation or byoutflankingit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There were two primary methods for attack: by breaking through the enemy formation ("diekplous") or byoutflankingit ("periplous").
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, they were delayed by the steep rocky country, so theiroutflankingmovement was not complete until after dark.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The "periplous" involvedoutflankingor encircling the enemy so as to attack them in the vulnerable rear or side by line abreast.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Attacks had been made indirectly, using ground for cover and a number ofoutflankingmoves had succeeded.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As this was the highest point of the river to which batteaux could navigate, it was safe fromoutflankingmoves by water.
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- see something out
- see something with your own eyes
- see stars
- see-stars
- see sth coming
- see-sth-coming
- see sth in sb/sth
- see-sth-in-sb-sth
- see sth out
- great discretion
- great disparity
- great distance
- great distress
- great divergence
- great diversity
- great divide
- great ease
- great efficiency
- great emphasis
- great enjoyment
- Greater
- group-therapy
- groupthink
- groupware
- group-wide