0 present participle of outflank --
1 to move forward past an enemy position in order to attack it from the side or from the back --
The government has outflanked the opposition by cutting taxes.
As this was the highest point of the river to which batteaux could navigate, it was safe from outflanking moves by water.
Attacks had been made indirectly, using ground for cover and a number of outflanking moves had succeeded.
The "periplous" involved outflanking or encircling the enemy so as to attack them in the vulnerable rear or side by line abreast.
However, they were delayed by the steep rocky country, so their outflanking movement was not complete until after dark.
There were two primary methods for attack: by breaking through the enemy formation ("diekplous") or by outflanking it ("periplous").
The primary methods for attack was either to break through the enemy formation or by outflanking it.
From an anchor point firefighters can work to contain a wild land fire without the fire outflanking them.
The first is the outflanking method.
