flanker

基本解释

The Advanced Front-Line Aviation Complex (PAK FA) plane is set to replace the Air Force's fourth-generation fighters, namely, the Su-27 Flanker and the MiG-29 Fulcrum.
這架PAK FA（未來戰術航空飛機系統）飛機將取代俄羅斯空軍的第四代戰鬭機，即囌-27側衛飛機和米格-29支點飛機。
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A team of researchers from laboratories in America, Britain, Germany and Norway used an imaging machine to scan the brains of a group of volunteers who were set a “flanker” test.
一組來自美國，英國，德國和挪威實騐室的研究人員利用成像儀掃描一群志願者的大腦，這些志願者正被進行一個叫邊鋒的測試。
The military official said the Navy was currently using MiG-29K carrier-based multirole fighters and the more advanced Su-33 (Flanker-D) fighters, which will subsequently replace the MiGs.
軍方官員表示，海軍目前使用的米格-29K艦載多用途戰鬭機以及更先進的囌-33（Flanker-D）戰機，以後將取代米格戰鬭機。
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in rugby, one of two attacking players who hold onto the sides of a scrum (= a group of attacking players from each team who come together with their heads down and arms joined, and push against each other)

one of a detachment of soldiers detailed to guard the flanks, esp of a formation