flank
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- noun
- /flæŋk/
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flanco
- The soldiers defended their position on the left flank of the formation.
- right flank
- left flank
- attack the flank
Ataturk kept fighting in the on the western flank from what I remember.
- Ataturk kept fighting in the on the western flank from what I remember.
- At that moment, the Turkish cavalry struck the Greeks in the right flank.
- This will end up with with a fortified and strengthened NATO on his on on his western flank.
- Climbing the flank of the mountains naturally burn them to desert, to the sound of a world.
- It was true, and she still believes in that radicalism and was too afraid of her left flank to say otherwise.
Examples
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Let's guard our flanks here, pull these Archers back.
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When Austrian dragoons hit their exposed flank and rear, the redoubt crumbles.
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All right, we're gonna draw fire from the left flank.
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I want you on the right flank.
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You will take one squad and cover the right flank.
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Then the army, backed by our supply trains, will advance for a surprise attack on the rebels' left flank
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On the town's flanks stood a water tower and a grain elevator.
Academic text (2011) -
At 0500, firing broke out on the left flank, which was answered ineffectively.
Academic text (1990) -
I leaned against the cool flank of a boulder and fanned myself with my hat.
Fiction book (1990) -
Watch the flanks!
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Etymology
Flank comes from Old French flanc, which means 'side'. So the flank of a mountain, body, or army is simply its side part, which is why we talk about the left or right flank.