Flank

Meaning

Verb

●

To

the flank(s) of.

●

To

the flank(s) of.

●

To place to the side(s) of.

●

To be

to the side(s) of something (usually

two

, one on each side).

Noun

●

In Anatomy:

The

between the last

and the

; the side.

●

In Cooking & Cuts of meat:

A

of

from the

of an animal.

●

In Military:

The

or right

of a

,

etc.

●

In Military:

The

of a

to the

from which the

projects.

●

The

of something,

senses.

●

The

of a road.

●

In Football (soccer):

The

,

of the pitch.

●

That part of the

of a

that

within the

line.

Adj

●

In American English & Nautical:

Maximum. Historically

than

(the most a

can

without

or risk of

), now

used

interchangeably

. Typically used in an

or during an attack.

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