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1 fluke
< nav> (flat triangular piece at the end of each anchor arm) ■ Ankerflunke f ; Ankerhand f ; Ankerpflug m
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fluke — fluke1 /floohk/, n. 1. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm. See diag. under anchor. 2. a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like. 3. either half of the… … Universalium
fluke — I [[t]fluk[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm 2) the barbed head of a harpoon, spear, arrow, etc 3) zool. either half of the triangular tail of a whale • … From formal English to slang
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