flank
Maximum. Historically faster than full speed, now frequently used interchangeably.…Maximum. Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack.
» We'll flank them around the corner.
DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(US, not comparable)Maximum. Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack.
All ahead flank!
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
They were able to flank the enemy.
Use your squad to flank their position here.
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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