Meaning & use
flank
To be positioned on each side of someone or something, often for support or protection.
See it in a sentence
Two bodyguards flanked the president as he walked to the podium.
Tall oak trees flanked the long driveway leading to the estate.
A note on using this word
As a noun, flank refers to the side of a person, animal, or military formation, as in 'the enemy's flank was exposed.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The side of a person, animal, or military formation.
The general ordered troops to attack from the enemy's weaker flank.
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