fluke – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
fluke
n.
triangular tip on the arm of an anchor; barbed end of a harpoon; flatfish; parasitic flatworm; lucky occurrence; either half of a whale's tail
Fluke
A fluke is a lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated.
fluke
Noun
1. a stroke of luck
(synonym) good luck, good fortune
(hypernym) luck, fortune
(hyponym) serendipity
2. a barb on a harpoon or arrow
(hypernym) barb
(part-holonym) harpoon
3. flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor
(synonym) flue
(hypernym) projection
(part-holonym) anchor, ground tackle
4. either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
(hypernym) tail
(part-holonym) cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower
5. parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
(synonym) trematode, trematode worm
(hypernym) flatworm, platyhelminth
(hyponym) liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica
(member-holonym) Trematoda, class Trematoda
fluke
n.
štěstí, klika
fluke
Rzecz.
szczęśliwy traf