flank·er /ˈflæŋkɚ/
 側面部隊,側衝,側面堡壘


 Flank·er n. One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body.
    They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge their assailants.   --W. Irwing.


 Flank·er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered p. pr. & vb. n. Flankering.]
 1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.]
 2. To attack sideways. [Obs.]

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 flanker
      n 1: a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass
           receiver [syn: flanker back]
      2: a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard
         the flanks of a military formation