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Definition of flank
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Flank (v. i.) To be
posted
on the side.
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Flank
::
Flank (n.) The side of an army, or of any
division
of an army, as of a
brigade,
regiment,
or
battalion;
the
extreme
right or left; as, to
attack
an enemy in flank is to
attack
him on the
side..
Tower
::
Tower (n.) A
projection
from a line of wall, as a
fortification,
for
purposes
of
defense,
as a
flanker,
either
or the same
height
as the
curtain
wall or
higher..
Gabionade
::
Gabionade
(n.) A
traverse
made with
gabions
between
guns or on their
flanks,
protecting
them from
enfilading
fire..
Flank
::
Flank (v. t.) To stand at the flank or side of; to
border
upon.
Lunette
::
Lunette
(n.) A
fieldwork
consisting
of two
faces,
forming
a
salient
angle,
and two
parallel
flanks.
See
Bastion..
Flank
::
Flank (v. t.) To
overlook
or
command
the flank of; to
secure
or guard the flank of; to pass
around
or turn the flank of; to
attack,
or
threaten
to
attack;
the flank of..
Stifled
::
Stifle
(n.) The joint next above the hock, and near the
flank,
in the hind leg of the horse and
allied
animals;
the joint
corresponding
to the knee in man; --
called
also
stifle
joint.
See
Illust.
under
Horse..
Elbow
::
Elbow (n.) A sharp angle in any
surface
of
wainscoting
or other
woodwork;
the
upright
sides which flank any
paneled
work, as the sides of
windows,
where the jamb makes an elbow with the
window
back..
Rubican
::
Rubican
(a.)
Colored
a
prevailing
red, bay, or
black,
with
flecks
of white or gray
especially
on the
flanks;
-- said of
horses..
Flank
::
Flank (v. i.) To
border;
to
touch.
Surfaced
::
Surface
(n.) That part of the side which is
terminated
by the flank
prolonged,
and the angle of the
nearest
bastion..
Scissorstail
::
Scissorstail
(n.) A
tyrant
flycatcher
(Milvulus
forficatus)
of the
Southern
United
States
and
Mexico,
which has a
deeply
forked
tail. It is light gray
above,
white
beneath,
salmon
on the
flanks,
and fiery red at the base of the crown
feathers..
Outflank
::
Outflank
(v. t.) To go
beyond,
or be
superior
to, on the
flank;
to pass
around
or turn the flank or
flanks
of..
Dipteral
::
Dipteral
(a.)
Having
a
double
row of
columns
on each on the
flanks,
as well as in front and rear; -- said of a
temple..
Epaulement
::
Epaulement
(n.) A side work, made of
gabions,
fascines,
or bags,
filled
with
earth,
or of earth
heaped
up, to
afford
cover from the
flanking
fire of an
enemy..
Flank
::
Flank (n.) The
fleshy
or
muscular
part of the side of an
animal,
between
the ribs and the hip. See
Illust.
of
Beef..
Wich
::
Wich (n.) A
narrow
port or
passage
in the rink or
course,
flanked
by the
stones
of
previous
players..
Flanking
::
Flanking
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flan.
Pinnacle
::
Pinnacle
(n.) An
architectural
member,
upright,
and
generally
ending
in a small
spire,
-- used to
finish
a
buttress,
to
constitute
a part in a
proportion,
as where
pinnacles
flank a gable or
spire,
and the like.
Pinnacles
may be
considered
primarily
as added
weight,
where it is
necessary
to
resist
the
thrust
of an arch, etc..
Orillon
::
Orillon
(n.) A
semicircular
projection
made at the
shoulder
of a
bastion
for the
purpose
of
covering
the
retired
flank,
-- found in old
fortresses..
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