noun
- the sides 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’s flanks were heaving after the long run.
- Two tall trees flanked the entrance to the house.
- The general ordered troops to protect the army’s left flank.
- Guards flanked the president as he walked to the podium.
- The enemy tried to flank our position by moving through the forest.
- She felt a sharp pain in her right flank.
- The castle was built on the flank of the mountain.