26984 words

fluke

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
something that happens, usually something good, that is the result of chance instead of skill or planning:

Examples:

The first goal was just a fluke.
sheer fluke I heard about the sale by sheer fluke.
fluke of nature If you got rich by some fluke of nature that doesn't make you brilliant.
2
one of the two parts that a whale's tail is divided into:

Examples:

Individual humpback whales can be identified by their tail flukes.
3
a small flatworm (= a creature with a flat body) that lives as a parasite inside or on the body of another animal, and can cause disease:

Examples:

liver fluke Parasites such as liver flukes can quickly make a sheep lose condition.
4
something, usually a good thing, that has happened as result of chance instead of skill or planning:

Examples:

He’s trying to prove that his last victory wasn’t a fluke.

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