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flanking

flank
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flangk]
    • /flæŋk/
    • /flæŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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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Synonyms 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

  • next to — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
  • alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.

adjective flanking

Antonyms for flanking

adj flanking

  • central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
  • centered — If an industry or event is centered in a place, it takes place to the greatest extent there.

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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