| Front | flank |
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| Back | flank noun, verb BrE /flæŋk/ NAmE /flæŋk/ noun word origin example bank 1 the side of sth such as a building or mountain The sun lit up the western flank of the hill. 2 the left or right side of an army during a battle, or a sports team during a game Our orders were to attack their left flank. Their centre made a dash down the right flank. 3 the side of an animal between the ribs and the hip She patted the horse's flank. verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 be flanked by sb/sth to have sb/sth on one or both sides She left the courtroom flanked by armed guards. 2 ~ sth to be placed on one or both sides of sth They drove through the cotton fields that flanked Highway 17. |
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