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flank

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of flank

a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line

painted the name of the ship along its flank

Synonyms of flank

Words Related to flank

bottom, foot, underbelly, underbody, underpart, underside, undersurface

lee, leeward, windward

Near Antonyms of flank

center, inside, interior, middle, midway

flank

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flank

to be adjacent to

the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line

Synonyms of flank

abut, adjoin, border (on), butt (on or against), fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, skirt, touch, verge (on)

Words Related to flank

attach (to), communicate (with), connect (with), link (with)

bound, embrace, encircle, enclose (also inclose), fence, line, margin, rim, surround

contact, converge, meet

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