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Flank Used as a noun, a "flank" is the end (or side) of a military position, also called a "wing". An unprotected flank is "in the air", while a protected flank is a "refused flank". Used as a verb, "to flank" is to move around and gain the side of an enemy position, avoiding a frontal assault.
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Flanklate Old English flanc "flank, fleshy part of the side," from Old French flanc "hip, side," from Frankish or another Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *hlanca- (source also of O [..]
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Flank1590s (military), "to guard the flank," also, "to menace the flank, fire sideways upon," from flank (n.). Meaning "stand or be placed at the side of" is from 1650s. Relat [..]
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Flankside of something.
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Flankto be or place at the side of something.
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Flankthe side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" be located at the sides of something or somebody a subfigure consisting of a side [..]
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FlankThe right or left end of a military formation
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FlankArea between the horse's ribs and hip. Lacking heavy musculature and the site of important internal organs, the flank is a very sensitive region on the horse's body and cannot be touched by [..]
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FlankThe abdominal wall of an animal or carcass; is a wholesale cut of a beef carcass.
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FlankA cut of beef taken from the abdominal muscles.
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Flank(n) the side of military or naval formation(n) a subfigure consisting of a side of something(n) a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg(n) the side between rib [..]
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Flanklatus -eris
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FlankThe working surface of a gear tooth, located between the pitch diameter and the bottom of the teeth
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FlankArea between the horse's ribs and hip. The flank lacks heavy musculature, and is the site of important internal organ. Therefore, the flank is a very sensitive region on the horse's body and [..]
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FlankThe side of the body between the last rib and the hip.
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FlankTo come round the side
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FlankArea between the belly and the wings, more posterior.
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Flank(USN) The maximum speed of a ship. Faster than "full speed".
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FlankThe maximum speed of a ship. Faster than "full speed".
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FlankThe maximum speed of a ship. Faster than "full speed".
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FlankThe maximum speed of a ship. Faster than "full speed".
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FlankThe side of the body between the last rib and the hip.
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Flankthe side of the trunk of body on the sword-arm side
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FlankTo attack an enemy from their side or rear by moving through an alternative route instead of engaging them from the front.
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Flankthe 10 - 15 yards from the side lines, often where crosses come in from
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FlankWhen an enemy attacks from the 'Flanks', they're coming from, or moving along, the outside edges of the battlefield. The 'Flanks' on a Chess Board are the Queenside Files: a, b and c; and the Kingside Files f, g, and h, respectively.
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Flankthe left and right sides of an army, or the verb for attacking from the sides; commonly misused for attacking from behind.
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FlankTo attack from the side or rear, where an enemy's armor is weaker. Can also refer to a contested region on the mini-map.
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FlankThe files that do not belong to the centre, that is the a, b and c files on the queenside, and the f, g and h files on the kingside. Certain openings that focus on flank development are called "f [..]
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Flank(n.) The left and/or right side(s) of a target, for attacks with positional bonuses.
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FlankTo flank is to engage a group of enemies from a different angle from another group of teammates, at the same time as that other group of teammates. Successful flanks can be very difficult to pull off.
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