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BNC: 15994 COCA: 13510

fluke

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fluke /ˈfluːk/ noun
plural flukes
fluke
/ˈfluːk/
noun
plural flukes
Learner's definition of FLUKE
[count] informal
: something that happens because of luck : an unexpected or unusual thing that happens by accident侥幸;偶然
BNC: 15994 COCA: 13510

fluke

1 of 3

noun (1)

1
2
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm
broadly : trematode compare liver fluke

fluke

2 of 3

noun (2)

1
: the part of an anchor that fastens in the ground see anchor illustration
2
: one of the lobes of a whale's tail

fluke

3 of 3

noun (3)

1
: an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool
2
: a stroke of luck
the discovery was a fluke
Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke.

Synonyms

Noun (3)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English floke, fluke, from Old English flōc; akin to Old English flōh chip, Old High German flah smooth, Greek plax flat surface, and probably to Old English flōr floor — more at floor

Noun (2)

perhaps from fluke entry 1

Noun (3)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fluke was before the 12th century
BNC: 15994 COCA: 13510

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