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Flank definition

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flanked flanking flanks
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A lateral part or side.

The flank of a mountain.

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The right or left side of a military formation.

An attack on both flanks.

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The right or left side of a bastion.
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To protect the side of (a friendly unit)
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To attack the side of (an enemy unit)
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To pass around the side of (an enemy unit)
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To be placed or situated at the flank or side of.

Two stone lions flanked the entrance.

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To place at the side, or on either side, of.
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The section of flesh on the body of a person or an animal between the last rib and the hip; the side.
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(nautical) Maximum (of speed). Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack (All ahead flank!).
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(anatomy) The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side.
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(cooking) A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
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(military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
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The side of something, in general senses.
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The outermost strip of a road.
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(soccer) The wing, one side of the pitch.
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That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.
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To attack the flank(s) of something.
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To defend the flank(s) of something.
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To place to the side(s) of something.
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To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side.)
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A cut of beef from this part.
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The definition of flank is the side section of the human or animal body between the lowest rib and the hip.

An example of the flank is the side of a person, basically a few inches above the waistline.

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To flank is defined as to be on either side of something.

When there is a bookcase on both sides of a fireplace, this is an example of a situation where the bookcases flank the fireplace.

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The section of flesh on the body of a person or an animal between the last rib and the hip; the side.
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A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
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(loosely) The outer side of the upper part of the human thigh.
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The side of anything.
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(mil.) The right or left side of a formation or force, or of the projection of a bastion.
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Of or having to do with the flank.
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To be at the side of.
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To be located at the side.
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To protect or guard the flank of.
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To menace or attack the flank of.
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To put (something) on each side of.

Flanked the driveway with tall shrubs.

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The fleshy side of a person or animal between the ribs and the hip.
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Origin of flank

Flank Sentence Examples

  • Having reached the left flank, instead of going to the front where the firing was, he began to look for the general and his staff where they could not possibly be, and so did not deliver the order.

  • The cause of the confusion was that while the Austrian cavalry was moving toward our left flank, the higher command found that our center was too far separated from our right flank and the cavalry were all ordered to turn back to the right.

  • The Emperors rode up to the flank, and the trumpets of the first cavalry regiment played the general march.

  • On the hills that flank Bengal on the east the fall is very great.

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