Flunke

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German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

Flunke f (genitive Flunke, plural Flunken)

  1. (nautical) fluke (blade of an anchor)
    • 1956, Ernst Dehning, Fachkunde Für Schiffbauer und Schiffzimmerer, Fachbuchverlag, page 149:
      Der Anker besteht aus Schaft und Flunken. Er soll das Schiff mit Hilfe der Ankerkette an einer bestimmten Stelle sicher festhalten. Der Anker soll sich nach kurzem Schleifen über Grund mit seinen Flunken eingraben.

Declension

Declension of Flunke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Flunke die Flunken
genitive einer der Flunke der Flunken
dative einer der Flunke den Flunken
accusative eine die Flunke die Flunken

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