fluke

/fluk/

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Meaning

(LUCK)

  1. An unexpected piece of luck or an accidental success that is unlikely to be repeated.

    • He insisted that winning the championship on his first attempt was not just a fluke.

(TAIL)

  1. The triangular end of each half of a whale's tail.

    • The whale lifted its enormous fluke high out of the water before diving into the deep ocean.

  2. A flat triangular blade or barb on an anchor designed to dig into the ground.

    • The anchor dragged across the seabed until its fluke finally caught on a shelf of rock.

(PARASITE)

  1. A flat, parasitic trematode worm that infests humans and other animals.

    • Livestock in wet pastures are vulnerable to liver fluke infections that reduce their overall health.

Collocations

(LUCK)

  • pure fluke
  • total fluke
  • mere fluke
  • fluke victory
  • fluke accident

(TAIL)

  • whale fluke
  • anchor fluke

(PARASITE)

  • liver fluke
  • blood fluke

Synonyms

(LUCK)

  • stroke of luck
  • accident
  • chance
  • coincidence
  • windfall

(TAIL)

  • lobe
  • barb

(PARASITE)

  • trematode
  • flatworm