outflank
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See also: out-flank
English
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[edit]outflank (third-person singular simple present outflanks, present participle outflanking, simple past and past participle outflanked)
- (transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
- (transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
- 1977, Desmond Christopher Martin Platt, Business Imperialism, 1840-1930, page 148:
- Unscrupulous members offered special discounts, illegal rebates, and unauthorized underquotations to outflank their conference partners, and blamed their agents or 'invented' competition to justify these tactics.
Translations
[edit]to maneuver around and behind