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flank  (flngk)

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

Noun

1. the side of a man or animal between the ribs and the hip

2. a cut of beef from the flank

3. the side of a naval or military formation

Verb

to be positioned at the side of (a person or thing) [Old French flanc]

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

noun 2. wing, side, sector, aspect

verb 3. border, line, wall, screen, edge, circle, bound, skirt, fringe, book-end

Translations

flank [flæŋk] n → flanco; [of person] → costado

vt → flanquear

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flank [flæŋk] n → flanc m

vt → flanquer

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flank [flæŋk] n → Flanke f

vt → flankieren

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flank [flæŋk] n → fianco

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flank

n flank [flӕŋk]

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 bok flanke die Flanke πλευρό costado; flanco külg, tiib پهلو؛ جناح kylki, sivusta flanc צַד बगल जानवर के, मकान का किनारा, फौज का बगली भाग bok, krilo lágyék; (oldal)szárny samping síða; hlið fianco 横腹 옆구리, 옆, 측면 šonas, sparnas, flangas sāns; mala; flangs sisi flank flanke, side bok flanco flanc, parte бок; фланг bok bok bok flank, flygel, sida สีข้าง; ด้านข้าง yan 側翼 бік; сторона پہلو sừờn; hông; cánh 侧翼

v

1 to be at the side of The prisoner appeared, flanked by two policemen. aan weerskante يَكون مِن الجانبين заграждам doprovázen po boku flankere flankiert βρίσκομαι στο πλευρό flanquear külgedelt piirama دو طرف چیزی را گرفتن reunustaa 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 있다 stovėti prie šono atrasties/novietot sānos diapit flankeren flankere być u boku, obstawiać 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 napadnout z boku flankere die Flanke angreifen 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 측면으로 접근하다 apeiti iš šono uzbrukt flangam mengelilingi flankeren omgå, angripe/falle i flanken oskrzydlić flanquear a ataca de pe flancuri обходить с фланга napadnúť z boka napasti z boka okružiti anfalla i flanken, kringgå อยู่ด้านข้าง yandan çevirmek 繞過...的側面 атакувати з флангу پہلو میں آ جانا tấn công bên sườn 绕过...的侧面