Flank ¹

Definition: The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal, between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.

Flank ²

Definition: The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to attack him on the side.

Flank ³

Definition: That part of a bastion which reaches from the curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a work defending another by a fire along the outside of its parapet.

Flank ⁴

Definition: The side of any building.

Flank ⁵

Definition: That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.

Flank ⁶

Definition: To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon.

Flank ⁷

Definition: To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of.

Flank ⁸

Definition: To border; to touch.

Flank ⁹

Definition: To be posted on the side.

flank ¹⁰

Definition: the side between ribs and hipbone

flank ¹¹

Definition: a cut from the fleshy part of an animal''s side between the ribs and the leg

flank ¹²

Definition: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy''s right flank"

flank ¹³

Definition: a subfigure consisting of a side of something

flank ¹⁴

Definition: be located at the sides of something or somebody