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flank
English
Alternative forms
- flanck (obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Middle English flanc, from Late Old English flanc (“flank”), from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin, probably Frankish *hlanca, from Proto-Germanic *hlank? (“bend, curve, hip, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *hlankaz (“flexible, sleek, bendsome”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend”). Akin to Old High German hlanca (“loin”), Middle Low German lanke (“hip joint”) (German lenken (“to bend, turn, lead”)), Old English hlanc (“loose, slender, flaccid, lank”). More at lank.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flæ?k/
- Rhymes: -æ?k
Verb
flank (third-person singular simple present flanks, present participle flanking, simple past and past participle flanked)
- (transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.
- (transitive) To defend the flank(s) of.
- (transitive) To place to the side(s) of.
- c. 1728, Christopher Pitt, Epistle to Mr. Spence
- Stately colonnades are flank'd with trees.
- c. 1728, Christopher Pitt, Epistle to Mr. Spence
- (intransitive) To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side).
Translations
Noun
flank (plural flanks)
- (anatomy) The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side.
- (cooking) A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
- (military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
- (military) The sides of a bastion perpendicular to the wall from which the bastion projects.
- The side of something, in general senses.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VIII
- Cautiously I approached the flank of the cliffs, where they terminated in an abrupt escarpment as though some all powerful hand had broken off a great section of rock and set it upon the surface of the earth.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VIII
- The outermost strip of a road.
- (soccer) The wing, one side of the pitch.
- That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.
Synonyms
- (all senses): side
- (side of formation): wing
Derived terms
- (flesh between the last rib and the hip): flank steak
Translations
Adjective
flank (not comparable)
- (US, nautical, of speed) Maximum. Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack.
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flang
English
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
flang (plural flangs)
- A miner's double-edged pick.
Etymology 2
Probably formed by analogy with sing/sang. Compare Scots flang (“flung”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flæ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Verb
flang
- (colloquial or dialectal, nonstandard) simple past tense of fling
Related terms
- flung
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
French flanc - flank.
Noun
flang
- flank (a side of something).
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
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