English-Thai Dictionary

fluke

N การ โชคดี โดยบังเอิญ  ฟ ลุก  serendipity stroke of luck kan-chok-de-doi-bang-aen

 

fluke

N ปลา ประเภท ตัว แบน  pla-pra-phed-tua-baen

 

fluke

N พยาธิ ตัว แบน  pa-yad-tua-ban

 

fluke

N ส่วน ปลาย รูปสามเหลี่ยม ของ หางปลา วาฬ  suan-plai-rub-sam-liam-kong-hang-pla-wan

 

fluke

N เงี่ยง ของ ฉมวก  หอก  ลูกศร  ngiang-kong-cha-muak hok luk-son

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLUKE

n. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground.

 

FLUKE, FLOWK

n.A flounder.

 

FLUKE-WORM

n.The guard-worm, a species of Fasciola.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLUKE

Fluke, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. flunk, flunka wing, the palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly. ]

 

1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.

 

3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.

 

4. An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States ); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng. ] A. Trollope.

 

FLUKEWORM

FLUKEWORM Fluke "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as 1st Fluke, 2.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fluke

fluke 1 |flo͞ok fluk | ▶noun unlikely chance occurrence, esp. a surprising piece of luck: their triumph was no fluke. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (originally a term in games such as billiards denoting a lucky stroke ): perhaps a dialect word.

 

fluke

fluke 2 |fluk | ▶noun 1 a parasitic flatworm that typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. Some species are of veterinary or medical importance. [Classes Trematoda and Monogenea, phylum Platyhelminthes. See digenean and monogenean . ] 2 a flatfish, esp. a flounder. ORIGIN Old English flōc ( sense 2 ), of Germanic origin; related to German flach ‘flat. ’

 

fluke

fluke 3 |fluk flo͞ok | ▶noun a broad triangular plate on the arm of an anchor. • either of the lobes of a whale's tail. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: perhaps from fluke 2 (because of the shape ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

fluke

fluke 1 |fluːk | ▶noun an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck: their victory was a bit of a fluke. ▶verb [ with obj. ] achieve (something ) by luck rather than skill. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (originally a term in games such as billiards denoting a lucky stroke ): perhaps a dialect word.

 

fluke

fluke 2 |fluːk | ▶noun 1 a parasitic flatworm which typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. Some species are of veterinary or medical importance. ●Classes Trematoda and Monogenea, phylum Platyhelminthes. See digenean and monogenean . 2 chiefly dialect or N. Amer. a flatfish, especially a flounder. ORIGIN Old English flōc (in sense 2 ), of Germanic origin; related to German flach ‘flat ’.

 

fluke

fluke 3 |fluːk | ▶noun 1 a broad triangular plate on the arm of an anchor. 2 either of the lobes of a whale's tail. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: perhaps from fluke 2 (because of the shape ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fluke

fluke noun what a nice fluke, finding you here: chance, coincidence, accident, twist of fate; piece of luck, stroke of good luck /fortune, serendipity.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fluke

fluke noun by a fluke I had a cancellation: chance, coincidence, accident, a twist of fate; piece /stroke of luck, piece /stroke of good luck, piece /stroke of good fortune, lucky stroke, happy /lucky chance, lucky break.

 

Duden Dictionary

Fluke

Flu ke Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl u ke |quer stehende Schwanzflosse der Wale

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fluke

fluke 1 /fluːk /名詞 C 錨 （いかり ）づめ [かぎ ], (やり もりの )かかり, かぎ 〘海底 獲物などに引っ掛かる部分 〙.

 

fluke

fluke 2 名詞 C 〖通例a ～〗まぐれ当たり, 幸運 (な出来事 )▸ by [on ] a fluke まぐれで

 

fluke

fluke 3 名詞 C 1 〘虫 〙吸虫 (類 ).2 〘魚 〙平たい魚の総称 .