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flank / flangk/ • n. 1. the side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip: leaning against his horse's flanks. ∎ a cut of meat from such a part of an animal: a thick flank of beef on a spit | two pounds of flank. ∎ the side of something large, such as a mountain, building, or ship: the northern flank of the volcano. 2. the right or left side of a body of people such as an army, a naval force, or a soccer team: the left flank of the Russian Third Army. ∎ the right or left side of a game board such as a chessboard. • v. [tr.] (often be flanked) be situated on each side of or on one side of (someone or something): the fireplace is flanked by built-in bookshelves. ∎ [usu. as adj.] (flanking) guard or strengthen (a military force or position) from the side: massive walls, defended by four flanking towers. ∎ [usu. as adj.] (flanking) attack down or from the sides, or rake with gunfire from the sides: a flanking attack from the northeast. |
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"flank." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flank." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flank.html "flank." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flank.html |
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flank n. the right or left side of a body such as an army or a naval force: the left flank of the Russian 3rd Army.
v. 1. (often be flanked) be situated on each side of or on one side of (someone or something). 2. (flanking) guard or strengthen (a military force or position) from the side: massive walls, defended by four flanking towers. 3. (flanking) attack down or from the sides, or rake with gunfire from the sides: a flanking attack from the northeast. |
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"flank." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flank." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-flank.html "flank." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-flank.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "flank." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "flank." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-flank.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "flank." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-flank.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "flank." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "flank." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-flank.html T. F. HOAD. "flank." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-flank.html |
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•sandbank • piggy bank • mountebank
•fog bank • mudbank • Bundesbank
•databank • riverbank • Burbank
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•scrimshank • Cruikshank
•think tank • Franck • Eysenck
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•rinky-dink • Humperdinck • iceblink
•cufflink • bobolink • Maeterlinck
•lip-sync • countersink • doublethink
•kiddiewink
•tiddlywink (US tiddledywink)
•hoodwink
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"flank." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flank." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-flank.html "flank." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-flank.html |
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