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- [flangk]
- /flæŋk/
- /flæŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flangk]
- /flæŋk/
Definitions of flanking word
- noun flanking the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip. 1
- noun flanking the thin piece of flesh constituting this part. 1
- noun flanking a slice of meat from the flank of an animal. 1
- noun flanking the side of anything, as of a building. 1
- noun flanking Military, Navy. the extreme right or left side of an army or fleet, or a subdivision of an army or fleet. 1
- noun flanking Fortification. 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. 1
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Origin of flanking
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English flanc < Old French < Frankish; compare Old High German hlanca loin
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Parts of speech for Flanking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flanking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flanking
adj flanking
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- crabwise — (of motion) sideways; like a crab
- edgeways — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
- sidelong — directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
verb flanking
- surround — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- abut — When land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it.
- flank — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- adjoin — If one room, place, or object adjoins another, they are next to each other.
- neighbor — a person who lives near another.
preposition flanking
adjective flanking
- sideways — with a side foremost.
Antonyms for flanking
adj flanking
verb flanking
- release — to lease again.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
adjective flanking
- centred — If an industry or event is centred in a place, it takes place to the greatest extent there.
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