Object

• ditch: But instead of two flanking ditches you have a raised path.

• driveway: Well-heeled buyers will pay the earth to approach their homes along a driveway flanked by manicured greens.

• doorway: Mid C20 central doorway flanked by single triple sashes.

Converse of object

• expose: Attacking the now exposed German left flank caused that section of the German defensive line to withdraw, allowing the 126th Infantry to advance.

Subject

• pilaster: Ground floor windows flanked by pilasters with cornice over.

• promenade: Flanked by a promenade the beaches are all pretty deep & sun beds are available in most places.

• pillar: The central doorway on the east front is flanked by Tuscan pillars against a rusticated surround and has a pediment above.

• tower: The central nave section is flanked by two slender octagonal towers.

Adjective modifier

• eastern: The Arabs are about to witness nothing less than the invasion of the eastern flank of the Arab nation.

• southern: The access roads on the southern flanks of Exmoor should be closed.

• left: On the left flank, Gifford advanced to attack the infantry in the center of the Royalist line.

• western: Both branches formed on the western flanks of the East African Rift, which is on the southern half of the Great Rift Valley.

• northern: Mar Burn Beyond Burn of Mar the path climbs fairly quickly along the northern flank of Conic Hill.

• defensive: On the 10th April the 11th Suffolks, having formed a defensive flank, beat off attack after attack.

Modifies a noun

• steak: Carne Asada Barbecue BBQ Recipe Transform ordinary flank steak into a tender, flavourful fiesta for the mouth.

Preposition: of

• volcano: The Nahua Indians have long lived on the flanks of the volcano.

Preposition: by

• pilaster: Ground floor windows flanked by pilasters with cornice over.

• promenade: Flanked by a promenade the beaches are all pretty deep & sun beds are available in most places.

• pillar: The central doorway on the east front is flanked by Tuscan pillars against a rusticated surround and has a pediment above.

• tower: The central nave section is flanked by two slender octagonal towers.