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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flank /flæŋk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a side, esp. the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- Fooda cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
- Militarythe extreme right or left side of a military formation:reinforced the left flank with more troops.
v. [~ + object] - to stand or be placed at the flank or side of:Two policemen flanked the mayor.
- to pass around the flank of:flanked his opponent's army and cut them off.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flank (flangk),USA pronunciation n. - the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- the thin piece of flesh constituting this part.
- a slice of meat from the flank of an animal.
- the side of anything, as of a building.
- Militarythe extreme right or left side of an army or fleet, or a subdivision of an army or fleet.
- [Fort.]
- the right or left side of a work or fortification.
- the part of a bastion that extends from the curtain to the face and protects the curtain and the opposite face. See diag. under bastion.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.](on a screw thread or the like) either of the two vertical inclined surfaces between the crest and the root.
v.t. - to stand or be placed or posted at the flank or side of.
- to defend or guard at the flank.
- Militaryto menace or attack the flank of.
- to pass around or turn the flank of.
v.i. - to occupy a position at the flank or side.
- to present the flank or side.
- Frankish; compare Old High German hlanca loin
- Old French
- bef. 1100; Middle English; late Old English flanc
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged line, edge, skirt, border.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flank /flæŋk/ n - the side of a man or animal between the ribs and the hip
- a cut of beef from the flank
- the side of anything, such as a mountain or building
- the side of a naval or military formation
vb - when intr, often followed by on or upon: to be located at the side of (an object, building, etc)
- to position or guard on or beside the flank of (a formation, etc)
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin |