Flank

//flæŋk//

Synonyms for "flank" (125 found)

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Closest matches (25)

side abut advance advance against advance upon advocate bank beam bear down on bear down upon blade roast bookend border breast brisket broadside champion chateaubriand cheek chop

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chuck chuck roast circle

Noun(1 words)

wing

Verb(1 words)

bookend

Strong matches (38)

Related words (62)

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

5 entries

body part cut of beef formation lie subfigure

Synonyms

2 entries

side wing

Related terms

4 entries

flank eruption flank speed flank steak oblique flank

coordinate

1 entries

loin

derived

3 entries

flankable flankwise outflank

etymologically related_to

1 entries

lank

has context

5 entries

anatomy cooking military nautical soccer

is a

4 entries

body part cut of beef formation subfigure

manner of

1 entries

lie

part of

1 entries

quadruped

related to

17 entries

acting bastion cut flesh formation full gear wheel hip maximum meat military perpendicular pitch project rib side

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Translations

165 translations across 39 languages.

Ancient Greek

4 entries

κενεών noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
λαγών noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
λᾰπᾰ́ρᾱ noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
πλευρόν noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Arabic

4 entries

جَانِب noun (side of something)
جِنَاح noun (edge of military formation)
خَاصِرَة noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
كَشْح noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Armenian

1 entries

թև noun (edge of military formation)

Bulgarian

4 entries

банкет noun (outermost strip of road)
страна noun (side of something)
фланг noun (edge of military formation)
хълбок noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Burmese

1 entries

နံ noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Catalan

4 entries

flanc noun (edge of military formation)
flanquejar verb (to attack the flank(s))
flanquejar verb (to defend the flank(s))
flanquejar verb (to place to the side(s) of something)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏍᏆᎨᏂ noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

侧翼 noun (edge of military formation)
胁腹 noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
腰窝 noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Czech

4 entries

bok noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
bůček noun (cut of meat)
křídlo noun (edge of military formation)
slabina noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Danish

4 entries

flanke noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
flanke noun (cut of meat)
flanke noun (edge of military formation)
flanke noun (side of something)

Egyptian

1 entries

a-b-db noun (edge of military formation)

Estonian

1 entries

külg noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Finnish

4 entries

kuve noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
kuve noun (cut of meat)
kuvepaisti noun (cut of meat)
kylki noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

French

4 entries

flanc noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
flanc noun (edge of military formation)
flanc noun (side of something)
flanchet noun (cut of meat)

Galician

4 entries

faldra noun (cut of meat)
flanco noun (edge of military formation)
illarga noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
lado noun (side of something)

German

4 entries

Flanke noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
Flanke noun (edge of military formation)
Seite noun (side of something)
flankieren verb (to place to the side(s) of something)

Greek

3 entries

πλευρά noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
πλευρά noun (side of something)
πλευρό noun (cut of meat)

Hungarian

4 entries

horpasz noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
lágyék noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
oldal noun (side of something)
szárny noun (edge of military formation)

Icelandic

1 entries

huppur noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Italian

4 entries

fianco noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
fianco noun (edge of military formation)
lato noun (side of something)
noce noun (cut of meat)

Japanese

4 entries

横 noun (side of something)
横腹 noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
横腹 noun (side of something)
脇 noun (side of something)

Latin

3 entries

cornu noun (edge of military formation)
latus noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
latus noun (side of something)

Lithuanian

2 entries

šónas noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
šónas noun (side of something)

Māori

4 entries

hūhā noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
hūhā noun (cut of meat)
kaokao noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
kaokao noun (side of something)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

بوگور noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
پهلو noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
پهلو noun (edge of military formation)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Flank noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Polish

4 entries

bok noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
flanka noun (edge of military formation)
skrzydło noun (edge of military formation)
łata noun (cut of meat)

Portuguese

4 entries

flanco noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
flanco noun (edge of military formation)
flanquear verb (to attack the flank(s))
flanquear verb (to defend the flank(s))

Romanian

2 entries

flanc noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
latură noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Russian

4 entries

бок noun (side of something)
бочо́к noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
бочо́к noun (cut of meat)
сторона́ noun (side of something)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

slios noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
slios noun (side of something)

Sicilian

4 entries

ciancu noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
ciancu noun (edge of military formation)
ciancu noun (side of something)
ciancu noun (outermost strip of road)

Spanish

4 entries

citara noun (edge of military formation)
costado noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)
flanco noun (edge of military formation)
flanco noun (side of something)

Swedish

4 entries

flank noun (edge of military formation)
sida noun (cut of meat)
sida noun (edge of military formation)
sida noun (side of something)

Tagalog

1 entries

hipik-hipikan noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Tarifit

1 entries

aɣezdis verb (to place to the side(s) of something)

Turkish

1 entries

böğür noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Ukrainian

1 entries

фланг noun (edge of military formation)

Waigali

1 entries

puṇë noun (anatomy: flesh between the last rib and the hip)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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The palace has two wings, which flank a court of honor. Rows of columns join them with the main building.

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We'll attack their southern flank here, here, and here.

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Flank the machine gun nest.

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Use your squad to flank their position here.

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