noun
- the side of a person’s or animal’s body between the ribs and the hip
- the side of something, especially a building or mountain
- the right or left side of a military formation
Usage: military
verb
- to be positioned on both sides of something or someone
- to attack or move around the side of an enemy position
Usage: military
Examples
- The horse had a white marking on its left flank.
- We climbed up the steep flank of the mountain.
- The general ordered troops to protect the army’s right flank.
- Two bodyguards flanked the celebrity as she walked down the red carpet.
- The soldiers attempted to flank the enemy’s position.
- Tall trees flanked both sides of the narrow road.
- The pain in his flank suggested a possible kidney problem.