flanker vs detachment

flanker and detachment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flanker	Yes	No	No	No
detachment	Yes	No	No	No

flanker (noun)	detachment (noun)
a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation	the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver	coming apart
	avoiding emotional involvement
	a small unit of troops of special composition
	the state of being isolated or detached