flank

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.

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[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

Imperative

flank

flank

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flank - the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" wing 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

noun

1. side, quarter, hip, thigh, loin, haunch, ham He put his hand on the dog's flank.

2. wing, side, sector, aspect The assault element opened up from their right flank.

verb

1. border, line, wall, screen, edge, circle, bound, skirt, fringe, book-end The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees.

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flank

noun

One of two or more contrasted parts or places identified by its location with respect to a center:

hand, side.

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Translations

خاصِرَه، جانِبيُطَوِّقيَكون مِن الجانبين

bokdoprovázen po bokunapadnout z boku

flankeflankere

FlankeflankierenflankiertSeite

flancocostadoflanquear

kylkipuolisivu

flancflanchetflanquerhampecôté

közrefoglágyékoldalról megkerüloldalszárny

ráîast á frá hliîsíîa; hliîvera viî hliîina á

fiancoaffiancareaffiancarsifiancatafiancheggiare

apeiti iš šonoflangasšonasstovėti prie šono

atrasties/novietot sānosflangsmalasānsuzbrukt flangam

angripe i flankenfalle i flankenflankeflankereomgå

napadnúť z bokasprevádzať z oboch strán

flanksida

yanyandan çevirmekyanında yer almak

位于...的侧面侧翼绕过...的侧面

flank

[flæŋk]

A. N [of person] → costado m; [of animal] → ijar m, ijada f (Mil) → flanco m; [of hill] → ladera f, falda f

B. CPD flank attack N → ataque m de flanco

C. VT (= stand at side of) [+ entrance, statue etc] → flanquear (also Mil)
it is flanked by hills → está flanqueado por colinas
he was flanked by two policemen → iba escoltado por dos policías

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]

n

[animal] → flanc m

(MILITARY) → flanc m

vt (= stand either side of) → flanquer
to be flanked by sb/sth → être flanqué(e) de qn/qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flank

n (of animal, Mil) → Flanke f; (of mountain, building) → Seite f, → Flanke f (old)

vt

(= be at side of) → flankieren

(Mil) the enemy → seitlich umgehen; flanking movement → Flankenbewegung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flank

[flæŋk]

1. n (gen) (Mil) → fianco

2. vt → fiancheggiare

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. flank خاصِرَه، جانِب хълбок flanco bok die Flanke flanke πλευρόcostado; flanco külg, tiib پهلو؛ جناح kylki flancצד बगल जानवर के, मकान का किनारा, फौज का बगली भाग bok, krilo lágyék; (oldal)szárny samping síða; hlið fianco 横腹 옆구리, 대퇴부의 바깥쪽, (소 등의) 옆구리살 šonas, sparnas, flangas sāns; mala; flangs sisi flankflanke, sidebok اړخ،ورون،خوا، جناح flanco flanc, parte бок; фланг bok bok bok flank, flygel, sida สีข้าง; ด้านข้าง yan 側翼 бік; сторона پہلو sừờn; hông; cánh 侧翼

verb

1. to be at the side of. The prisoner appeared, flanked by two policemen. aan weerskante يَكون مِن الجانبين заграждам ladear doprovázen po boku flankiert flankere βρίσκομαι στο πλευρό flanquear külgedelt piirama دو طرف چیزی را گرفتن olla jnk vieressä flanquer לְהִימָצֵא בַּצַד बीच में stajati o boku (sa strane, na krilu) közrefog mendampingi vera við hliðina á affiancare ～の側面に立つ 옆에 서다 stovėti prie šono atrasties/novietot sānos diapit flankerenflankere być u boku, obstawiać د يوه شي دواړي خواوي نيول ladear a flanca располагаться по бокам sprevádzať z oboch strán biti ob boku okružiti flankera ขนาบข้าง yanında yer almak 位於...的側面 бути розташованим збоку, з флангу پہلو میں ہونا bên sườn 位于...的侧面

2. to come around the side of. The troops flanked the enemy forces. omtrek يُطَوِّق нападам фланга на flanquear napadnout z boku die Flanke angreifen flankere πλευροκοπώ flanquear küljelt haarama در طرفین قرار گرفتن hyökätä sivustaan prendre (l'ennemi) de flanc לְאַגֵף बगल में होना opkoliti s boka, zaprijetiti boku oldalról megkerül memutari ráðast á frá hlið aggirare il fianco di 側面を迂回する 측면을 공격(우회)하다 apeiti iš šono uzbrukt flangam mengelilingi flankerenomgå, angripe/falle i flanken oskrzydlić په خوا کی کینل flanquear a ataca de pe flancuri обходить с фланга napadnúť z boka napasti z boka okružiti anfalla i flanken, kringgå กะเทาะ yandan çevirmek 繞過...的側面 атакувати з флангу پہلو میں آ جانا tấn công bên sườn 绕过...的侧面

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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 cadera

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