Synonyms for Flank
flæŋkflank

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. flanknoun

   Synonyms:
   side

2. flanknoun

   Synonyms:
   wing

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flank, wingnoun

   the side of military or naval formation

   "they attacked the enemy's right flank"

   Synonyms:
   fender, annexe, offstage, backstage, annex, extension, wing, flank

2. flanknoun

   a subfigure consisting of a side of something

   Synonyms:
   wing

3. flanknoun

   a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg

   Synonyms:
   wing

4. flankverb

   the side between ribs and hipbone

   Synonyms:
   wing

5. flankverb

   be located at the sides of something or somebody

Matched Categories

1. • Cut Of Beef
   • Formation
   • Lie
   • Military
   • Subfigure

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flanknoun

   Synonyms:
   side

2. flankverb

   Synonyms:
   (Mil.) attack on the side, approach on the side, turn the flank of

3. flankverb

   Synonyms:
   secure on the side

4. flankverb

   Synonyms:
   border upon, stand at the side of

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "flank":

   sidewall, midsection, grasse, side

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How to use Flank in a sentence?

1. Bode Berreth:

   The bullet hit him in the vest, there was some piece of material that penetrated into his left flank.

2. Charlie Dent:

   I think House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's been careful to court the right of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy conference, and part of the reason House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's not gone after the Taylor Greenes and the Boeberts and the Gosars is because House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's concerned about House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy flank.

3. John Kirby:

   The current situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on NATO's eastern flank.

4. Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz:

   Poland has joined the actions, which are now so crucial, on NATO's southern flank, when it comes to details ... we will continue to discuss it, particularly as we consider it in the broad context of NATO's situation, hoping that both the U.S. and NATO as a whole will back Poland and other countries on the eastern flank with their ... permanent presence.

5. Marie Yovanovitch:

   He miscalculated about the West. I think he thought that... there would be some scolding, maybe a couple of sanctions, but he could withstand it, and he could continue, and he could move on, instead, he has inspired a resurgence of North Atlantic Treaty Organization. And the West is united in opposition and trying to provide not only sort of strengthening North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the flank countries on Ukraine's border, but also in providing support to Ukraine.