flank
[ flangk ]
/ flæŋk /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to occupy a position at the flank or side.
to present the flank or side.
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Origin of flank
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English flanc<Old French <Frankish; compare Old High German hlanca loin
OTHER WORDS FROM flank
un·flank, verb (used with object)well-flanked, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for flank
flank
/ (flæŋk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for flank
C12: from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin
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