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• Fluke — eines Buckelwals Zum Verg …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Fluke — may refer to:* Flounder, type of flatfish * Fluke (band), electronic dance music group * Fluke , 1995 film * Fluke (novel), 1977 novel * Fluke Corporation, manufacturer of electrical and electronic test equipment * Fluke, or, I Know Why the… …   Wikipedia

• Fluke — (fl[=u]k), n. [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}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the lobes of a whale s tail, so called from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fluke — Fluke, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fluking}.] To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fluke — может относиться к: Fluke (группа), музыкальный коллектив в жанре electronic dance англ.), фильм 1995 г. Fluke (новелла), новелла 1977 г. Корпорация Fluke, производитель электрического и электронного испытательного оборудования …   Википедия

• Fluke — (fl[=u]k or fl[=oo]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The European flounder. See {Flounder}. [Written also {fleuk}, {flook}, and {flowk}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any American… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fluke — [flu:k] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Origin unknown.] something good that happens because of luck ▪ He agreed that the second goal was a fluke. >fluky flukey adj ▪ a fluky win …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fluke — [ fluk ] noun count INFORMAL something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck: I think their last win was just a fluke. ╾ fluk|y adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fluke — fluke; fluke·less; …   English syllables

• fluke — fluke1 [flo͞ok] n. [ME floke < OE floc, akin to ON floki < IE base * plāg , broad, flat > FLAG2, Ger flach, flat, level] 1. any of various flatfishes, esp. a genus (Paralichthys) of flounders 2. TREMATODE fluke2 [flo͞ok] …   English World dictionary