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
Examples of fluke in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the discovery of oil on their property was just an amazing fluke
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Noun
After suffering a shocking KO loss to Surace in December 2024, Munguia now faces a must-win rematch with the upstart 168-pounder eager to prove his first win was no fluke.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Mao Saigo won the 2025 Chevron Championship, proving that her LPGA Rookie of the Year award last season was no fluke.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Where and when the corona was captured The location was no fluke.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
That’s not simply Donato having a strong sense of self-confidence or broadly dismissing why others may assume his season is a fluke.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Fluke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluke. Accessed 2 May. 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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