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flank

noun verb

The side between ribs and hipbone

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
F
Ends with
K
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

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Pronunciation

flæŋk

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Meaning

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noun

  1. The side between ribs and hipbone

noun

  1. A cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg

noun

  1. The side of military or naval formation

    “They attacked the enemy's right flank”

noun

  1. A subfigure consisting of a side of something

verb

  1. Be located at the sides of something or somebody

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Example Sentences

They attacked the enemy's right flank

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