Flank

v. be placed at the side of; guard the side of; attack the side of; go around the side of

n. side between the ribs and hip (on a person or animal); cut of meat from the flank of an animal; side of anything (i.e. mountain, ship)

Flank may refer to:Flank, the side of either a horse or a military unitFlanking maneuver in military tacticsFlank, a region of the posterior torso (lower back) beneath the ribs and above the iliumFlank, a specific position in rugby union, Australian rules football and American footballFlank steak, a specific cut of beefFlank speed, the maximum possible speed of a ship, faster than full speedFlanking path, an indirect path of sound transmission within a building studied in the field of architectural acoustics.
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Flank the side of the body between ribs and ilium. flank n. 1. The side of the body between the pelvis or hip and the last rib; the side. 2. [more]Flank - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
(synonym) wing
(hypernym) formation
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a subfigure consisting of a side of something
(hypernym) subfigure
(hyponym) hypotenuse
3. a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
(hypernym) cut of beef
(part-meronym) flank steak
4. the side between ribs and hipbone
(hypernym) body part
(part-holonym) quadruped
Verb
1. be located at the sides of something or somebody
(hypernym) lie

n. flank, wing, side of anything