flank - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip

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leaning against his horse's flanks

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(noun)

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the right or left side of a body of people such as an army, a naval force, or a soccer team

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the left flank of the Russian Third Army

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(verb)

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be on each or on one side of

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the three defendants stood in the dock, flanked by police officers

cherry-red sofas flanked the enormous fireplace

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