flank
[ flangk ]
/ flæŋk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to occupy a position at the flank or side.
to present the flank or side.
Origin of flank
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English
flanc < Old French < Frankish; compare Old High German
hlanca loin
OTHER WORDS FROM flank
un·flank, verb (used with object) well-flanked, adjectiveWords nearby flank
Example sentences from the Web for flanked
British Dictionary definitions for flanked
flank
/ (flæŋk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for flank
C12: from Old French
flanc, of Germanic origin
Medical definitions for flanked
flank
[ flăngk ]
n.
The side of the body between the pelvis or hip and the last rib; the side.
The section of flesh in that area.