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Definition of "flank" []

  • The section of flesh on the body of a person or an animal between the last rib and the hip; the side. (noun)
  • A cut of meat from the flank of an animal. (noun)
  • A lateral part or side: the flank of a mountain. (noun)
  • The right or left side of a military formation: an attack on both flanks. (noun)
  • The right or left side of a bastion. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "flank" in a sentence
  • "He had another encounter with the wild-dog, who treacherously attacked him in flank from ambuscade."
  • "Struck in flank by two full-grown fox - terriers, he was slashed and rolled on the deck."
  • "Admiral Walticles stares in mounting concern as the left flank is pounced on by Admiral Deweycles 'fresh Liburnian Squadron."