flank steak

noun

: a pear-shaped muscle of the beef flank
also : a steak cut from this muscle see beef illustration

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The breakfast menu also offers classic egg white omelets, a grits bowl and a duck-fat poached flank steak and eggs. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025 Medium-rare flank steak with the option of a generous chimichurri spread and, of course, French fries, is the go-to order. Gizelle Lau, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 This recipe uses skirt steak, which is usually thinner than flank steak. Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025 Cheesecake pie, sandwich shop at the beach, corn soup, pork burgers, s’mores, tomato salad, cucumber salad, potato salad, grilled chicken and flank steak. Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flank steak

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flank steak was in 1902

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“Flank steak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flank%20steak. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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