The palace has two wings, which flank a court of honor. Rows of columns join them with the main building.
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Flank
/flæŋk/
Synonyms for "flank" (137 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
circumnavigatecircumventclodclose the circlecoastcold cutscome full circlecompasscounterattackcycledefenddescribe a circledriveedgeencircleencompassfilet mignongasgirdlegirdle the globe
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go aboutgo aroundgo around in circlesgo roundgo the roundguardguard againstgyrehandhandednesshaunchhipinfiltratejowlknucklelap
Verb(1 words)
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Noun(13 words)
lateral facelateral regionlateralsloinsmountainsideouter edgeoutflankoutmaneuverperimeterrib areasidewingyoko
lateralitylaunch an attacklineloinmake a circuitmany-sidednessmarch againstmarch uponmount an attackmultilateralityopen an offensiveorbitoutflankplankingplateplate piecepot roastprofileprotectpush
Verb(1 words)
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13 entriesabutmentborderingcliff flankencirclementenvelopmentflanking maneuverhill flankinner flankleft flankmountain flankrib arearight flanktorso side
Collocations
12 entriesflank areaflank attackflank defenseflank maneuverflank positionflank protectionflank regionflank routeflank steakflanking maneuverleft flankright flank
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
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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