Definition of Outflanks. Meaning of Outflanks. Synonyms of Outflanks

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Definition of Outflanks

Outflank
Outflank Out*flank", v. t. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.

Meaning of Outflanks from wikipedia

- Operation Outflank was the first combat operation of the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). It was a series of raids by the Fleet Air Arm on the oil refineries...
- In military tactics, a flanking maneuver is a movement of an armed force around an enemy force's side, or flank, to achieve an advantageous position over...
- Marne in September 1914, Allied and German forces unsuccessfully tried to outflank each other, a series of manoeuvres later known as the "Race to the Sea"...
- Richard Oastler (20 December 1789 – 22 August 1861) was a "Tory radical", an active opponent of Catholic Eman****tion and Parliamentary Reform and a lifelong...
- achieved this remarkable success by taking advantage of the terrain to outflank the Italian forces, attacking from unexpected directions or behind enemy...
- Kennedy somehow became a liberal icon, an antiwar visionary who tried to outflank Lyndon Johnson's Great Society from the left. On Kennedy's ideological...
- fought conservatively, diverting his main forces towards the two flanks. Outflanked, the ****anese retreated after taking heavy casualties, and their attack...
- under Colonel Shmuel Gonen. The Israeli plan called for the 7th Brigade to outflank Khan Yunis from the north and the 60th Armored Brigade under Colonel Menachem...
- alternative but to make a last stand at the IJssel. However, should the enemy outflank this river by crossing the Lower Rhine into the Betuwe, the field army...
- western Long Island. On August 27 at the Battle of Long Island, Howe outflanked Washington and forced him back to Brooklyn Heights, but he did not attempt...