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Verb: flank  flangk
  1. Be located at the sides of something or somebody
Noun: flank  flangk
  1. (military) The side of a military or naval formation
    "they attacked the enemy's right flank";
    - wing
     
  2. A subfigure consisting of a side of something
     
  3. A cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
     
  4. The side between ribs and hipbone

Derived forms: flanking, flanks, flanked

Type of: body part, cut of beef, formation, lie, subfigure

Part of: quadruped

Encyclopedia: Flank