Flank

Quick meaning: Flank is a verb meaning (transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.

Meaning

(transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To defend the flank(s) of.
2. (transitive) To place to the side(s) of.
3. (intransitive) To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side).
4. (anatomy) The lateral flesh between the last rib and the hip.
5. (cooking) A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
6. (military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
7. (military) The sides of a bastion perpendicular to the wall from which the bastion projects.

Example Sentences

Holonym: side

Stately colonnades are flank'd with trees.

I took the quarter and hid it in my right flank.

Ford survived a primary challenge in 1976 from the right flank of the Republican Party by Ronald Reagan.

Word Forms

• flanks
• flanking
• flanked
• flanck

Synonyms for flank

Depending on context, synonyms include straddle, side, wing, latus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wing, slope, left, open, sidewall, cost.

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