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noun
1.
the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
2.
the thin piece of flesh constituting this part.
3.
a slice of meat from the flank of an animal.
4.
the side of anything, as of a building.
5.
EXPANDMilitary, Navy. the extreme right or left side of an army or fleet, or a subdivision of an army or fleet.
6.
Fortification.
a.
the right or left side of a work or fortification.
b.
the part of a bastion that extends from the curtain to the face and protects the curtain and the opposite face.
7.
COLLAPSEMachinery. (on a screw thread or the like) either of the two vertical inclined surfaces between the crest and the root.
verb (used with object)
8.
to stand or be placed or posted at the flank or side of.
9.
to defend or guard at the flank.
10.
Military. to menace or attack the flank of.
11.
to pass around or turn the flank of.
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Flanking
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verb (used without object)
12.
to occupy a position at the flank or side.
13.
to present the flank or side.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English flanc < Old French < Frankish; compare Old High German hlanca loin
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English flanc < Old French < Frankish; compare Old High German hlanca loin
Related forms
un·flank, verb (used with object)
well-flanked, adjective
Synonyms
8. line, edge, skirt, border.
8. line, edge, skirt, border.
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Word Origin & History
flank
late O.E. flanc "fleshy part of the side," from O.Fr. flanc, probably from Frank. *hlanca (cf. O.H.G. (h)lanca, M.H.G. lanke "hip joint," Ger. lenken "to bend, turn, lead"), from PIE base *qleng- "to bend." The military sense is first attested 1540s, as is the verb. Related: Flanked; flanking.
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Medical Dictionary
flank (flāngk)
n.
The side of the body between the pelvis or hip and the last rib; the side.
The section of flesh in that area.
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