flukes

Noun (1)

fluke (plural flukes)

1. A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
   • We've classified by a fluke; actually, the first goal was just a total fluke.

Noun (2)

fluke (plural fluke or flukes)

1. A summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
2. A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, related to tapeworms (class Cestoda).
   • The man became infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.

Noun (3)

fluke (plural flukes)

1. Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
   • The fluke of the anchor was wedged between two outcroppings of rock and could not be dislodged.
2. Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.
   • The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it.
3. A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.
   • The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point.

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