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flank (enc)

Flank

Noun1.flank - the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
2.flank - a subfigure consisting of a side of something
subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure
hypotenuse - the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
base - the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
3.flank - a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
cut of beef - piece of beef
flank steak - a cut of beef from the flank of the animal
4.flank - the side between ribs and hipbone
quadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Verb1.flank - be located at the sides of something or somebody
lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

 

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