ALL meanings of flank
flank
F f - noun flank body: side 1
- noun flank military, combat 1
- noun flank side 1
- transitive verb flank be at the side of 1
- noun flank rugby: wing 1
- noun flank the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip. 1
- noun flank the thin piece of flesh constituting this part. 1
- noun flank a slice of meat from the flank of an animal. 1
- noun flank the side of anything, as of a building. 1
- noun flank Military, Navy. the extreme right or left side of an army or fleet, or a subdivision of an army or fleet. 1
- noun flank 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
- noun flank Machinery. (on a screw thread or the like) either of the two vertical inclined surfaces between the crest and the root. 1
- verb with object flank to stand or be placed or posted at the flank or side of. 1
- verb with object flank to defend or guard at the flank. 1
- verb with object flank Military. to menace or attack the flank of. 1
- verb with object flank to pass around or turn the flank of. 1
- verb without object flank to occupy a position at the flank or side. 1
- verb without object flank to present the flank or side. 1
- noun flank The side of a person‘s or animal’s body between the ribs and the hip. 1
- countable noun flank An animal's flank is its side, between the ribs and the hip. 0
- countable noun flank A flank of an army or navy force is one side of it when it is organized for battle. 0
- countable noun flank The side of anything large can be referred to as its flank. 0
- verb flank If something is flanked by things, it has them on both sides of it, or sometimes on one side of it. 0
- noun flank the side of a man or animal between the ribs and the hip 0
- noun flank (loosely) the outer part of the human thigh 0
- noun flank a cut of beef from the flank 0
- noun flank the side of anything, such as a mountain or building 0
- noun flank the side of a naval or military formation 0
- verb flank to be located at the side of (an object, building, etc) 0
- verb flank to position or guard on or beside the flank of (a formation, etc) 0
- verb flank to move past or go round (a flank) 0
- noun flank the fleshy side of a person or animal between the ribs and the hip 0
- noun flank a cut of beef from this part 0
- noun flank the outer side of the upper part of the human thigh 0
- noun flank the side of anything 0
- noun flank the right or left side of a formation or force, or of the projection of a bastion 0
- adjective flank of or having to do with the flank 0
- verb transitive flank to be at the side of 0
- verb transitive flank to place at the side, or on either side, of 0
- verb transitive flank to protect the side of (a friendly unit) 0
- verb transitive flank to attack the side of (an enemy unit) 0
- verb transitive flank to pass around the side of (an enemy unit) 0