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(Entry 1 of 2)
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
- painted the name of the ship along its flank
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verbSynonyms of flank (Entry 2 of 2)
to be adjacent to
- the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line
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The first known use of flank was before the 12th century
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