1
: a stroke of luck
the discovery was a fluke
Her second championship shows that the first one was no mere fluke.
2
: an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool
1
: flatfish
2
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm
broadly
: trematode compare liver fluke
1
: the part of an anchor that fastens in the ground see anchor illustration
2
: one of the lobes of a whale's tail
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Noun (1)
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The ProPublica investigation found that the measurement the draft report used as a reference point was a fluke and had not met the quality control standards of the local air monitoring body that registered it.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
To prove that his 2024 season, that his resurgence after years of struggles in New York and Carolina, is not a fluke?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The answers to constitutional inquiries should be uniform across the nation, not hinging on flukes of geography.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
All seven people who spoke to The Seattle Times for this story — professors, analysts and attorneys — had one main takeaway: The panel blowout was not a fluke.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The ProPublica investigation found that the measurement the draft report used as a reference point was a fluke and had not met the quality control standards of the local air monitoring body that registered it.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
To prove that his 2024 season, that his resurgence after years of struggles in New York and Carolina, is not a fluke?
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The answers to constitutional inquiries should be uniform across the nation, not hinging on flukes of geography.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluke. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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fluke
1 of 3 noun
: any of various trematode flatworms compare liver fluke
fluke
2 of 3 noun1
: the part of an anchor that digs into the ground
2
: a barbed head (as of a harpoon)
3
: one of the lobes of a whale's tail
fluke
3 of 3 noun
: a stroke of good luck
won by a fluke
fluky
adjective
ˈflü-kē
Medical Definition
fluke
noun
: a flattened digenetic trematode worm
broadly
: trematode see liver fluke
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