outflank

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Synonyms for outflank

go around the flank of (an opposing army)

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I was sent by Major Effingham, at Sir William's own bidding, to outflank the French, and carry the tidings of their disaster across the portage, to the fort on the Hudson.
The place was horribly haunted by clouds of mosquitoes and every form of flying pest, so we were glad to find solid ground again and to make a circuit among the trees, which enabled us to outflank this pestilent morass, which droned like an organ in the distance, so loud was it with insect life.
He would, Mr Pickering considered, after giving the matter his earnest attention, have made a detour and outflanked the enemy.
"HITTING THEM WHERE THEY AREN'T" OUTFLANKS THE BY CREATIVE IMITATION.
The plot is preposterous and some of the stunts are plain daft, like when the superbabe outflanks the baddie- mobile on ice-skates.