flank
The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etcThe extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
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» We'll flank them around the corner.
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Examples
22 sentencesWe'll flank them around the corner.
Our right flank is under attack.
deUnsere rechte Flanke wird angegriffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
The enemy attacked our left flank.
ruВраг атаковал наш левый фланг. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
deDer Feind griff unsere linke Flanke an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Meaning
10 sensesThe extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
Flanke
флангflang
флангflanh
the side of military or naval formation
The lateral flesh between the last rib and the hip.
Holonym: side
Flanke
бочо́кbočók
A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
бочо́кbočók
More meanings 7
The side of something, in general senses.
Seite
бокbok, сторона́storoná
Either of the two pockets located on the seat of a pair of pants.
I took the quarter and hid it in my right flank.
An ideological faction within a political party.
Ford survived a primary challenge in 1976 from the right flank of the Republican Party by Ronald Reagan.
The sides of a bastion perpendicular to the wall from which the bastion projects.
The outermost strip of a road.
The wing, one side of the pitch.
That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.
Origin
From Late Middle English flanc, from Late Old English flanc (“flank”), from Old French flaFrom Late Middle English flanc, from Late Old English flanc (“flank”), from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin, probably Frankish *hlanca, from Proto-West Germanic *hlanku (“bend, curve, hip, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“flexible, sleek, bendsome”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend”). Akin to Old High German hlanca (“loin”), Middle Low German lanke (“hip joint”) (German lenken (“to bend, turn, lead”)), Old English hlanc (“loose, slender, flaccid, lank”). More at lank.
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