Dutch Meaning of fluke

toevalstreffer

Other Dutch words related to toevalstreffer

Definitions and Meaning of fluke in English

Wordnet

fluke (n)

a stroke of luck

a barb on a harpoon or arrow

flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor

either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean

parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host

Webster

fluke (n.)

The European flounder. See Flounder.

A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot.

The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.

One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.

An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.

An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke.

Webster

fluke (v. t. & i.)

To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards.

FAQs About the word fluke

toevalstreffer

a stroke of luck, a barb on a harpoon or arrow, flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor, either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean, parasitic

ongeval,kans,geluk,Breken,toeval,gevaar,Staking,meevaller,omstandigheid,hap

No antonyms found.

flukan => Flukan, fluinity => vloeiendheid, fluidram => fluidram, fluidrachm => Vloeistofdrachme, fluidounce => vloeibare ons,