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flank
(flăngk)n.
1. The section of flesh on the body of a person or an animal between the last rib and the hip; the side.
2. A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
3. A lateral part or side: the flank of a mountain.
4.
a. The right or left side of a military formation: an attack on both flanks.
b. The right or left side of a bastion.
tr.v. flanked, flank·ing, flanks
1. To protect or guard the flank of.
2. To menace or attack the flank of.
3. To be placed or situated at the flank or side of: Two stone lions flanked the entrance.
4. To put (something) on each side of: flanked the driveway with tall shrubs.
[Middle English, from Old English flanc, from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin.]
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flank
(flæŋk)n
1. (Anatomy) the side of a man or animal between the ribs and the hip
2. (Anatomy) (loosely) the outer part of the human thigh
3. (Cookery) a cut of beef from the flank
4. the side of anything, such as a mountain or building
5. (Military) the side of a naval or military formation
vb
6. (when: intr, often foll by on or upon) to be located at the side of (an object, building, etc)
7. (Military) military to position or guard on or beside the flank of (a formation, etc)
8. (Military) military to move past or go round (a flank)
[C12: from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin]
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flank
(flæŋk)n.
1. the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
2. the thin piece of flesh constituting this part.
3. a cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
4. the side of anything.
5. the extreme right or left side of an army or fleet.
6. the part of a bastion that extends from the curtain to the face.
v.t. 7. to stand or be placed or posted at the flank or side of.
8. to defend or guard at the flank.
9. to menace or attack the flank of.
10. to pass around or turn the flank of.
[before 1100; Middle English; late Old English flanc < Old French < Frankish]
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flank
Past participle: flanked
Gerund: flanking
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| Noun | 1. | flank - the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" |
| 2. | flank - a subfigure consisting of a side of something subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure hypotenuse - the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle base - the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle" | |
| 3. | flank - a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg cut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattle flank steak - a cut of beef from the flank of the animal | |
| 4. | flank - the side between ribs and hipbone quadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | |
| Verb | 1. | flank - be located at the sides of something or somebody lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position |
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flank
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flank
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Translations
خاصِرَه، جانِبيُطَوِّقيَكون مِن الجانبين
bokdoprovázen po bokunapadnout z boku
flankeflankere
kylkipuolisivu
közrefoglágyékoldalról megkerüloldalszárny
ráîast á frá hliîsíîa; hliîvera viî hliîina á
apeiti iš šonoflangasšonasstovėti prie šono
atrasties/novietot sānosflangsmalasānsuzbrukt flangam
napadnúť z bokasprevádzať z oboch strán
flanksida
yanyandan çevirmekyanında yer almak
flank
[flæŋk]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flank
[ˈflæŋk]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flank
vt
(= be at side of) → flankieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flank
(flӕŋk) noun the side of anything especially an animal's body or an army. the horse's flank; They marched around the enemy's flank.
verb1. to be at the side of. The prisoner appeared, flanked by two policemen.
2. to come around the side of. The troops flanked the enemy forces.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
flank
n. flanco, parte del cuerpo entre las costillas y el borde superior del íleo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
flank
n flanco, costado entre las costillas y la caderaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.