Antonyms for flank
flæŋkflank

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1. flanknoun

   Synonyms:
   side

2. flanknoun

   Synonyms:
   wing

Matched Categories

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

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

How to use flank in a sentence?

1. Antony Blinken:

   When it comes to the deployment of forces and troop levels, we're not looking at troop levels. To the contrary, if Russia commits renewed aggression against Ukraine, I think it's a very fair prospect that NATO will reinforce its positions along its eastern flank.

2. Florence Parly:

   The current security situation is worrying on the eastern flank of Europe, in this context, Romanians are rightly anxious to strengthen their own security, as tensions in Ukraine continue to escalate … we understand your situation and want to support you.

3. Giancarlo Caselli:

   They are in relationships that involve professionals, entrepreneurs, public administrators, politicians, individuals who flank their organization and form the so-called Mafia bourgeoisie, or gray zone.

4. Joe Biden:

   I've made it absolutely clear to President Putin, if he moves on Ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going to be devastating. Devastating, number one. Number two, we will find it required that we'll have to send more American and NATO troops into the Eastern Flank, the( Bucharest) 9, all those NATO countries where we have a sacred obligation to defend them against any attack by Russia. And number three, the impact of all of that on Russia and his attitude, the rest of the world, his view of Russia would change markedly. He'll pay a terrible price.

5. Giancarlo Caselli:

   Mafiosi do not operate in a vacuum. They are inside, intertwined with a system of relationships, of complicities, without which they could not carry out their criminal activities, without which they could not remain fugitives, they are in relationships that involve professionals, entrepreneurs, public administrators, politicians, individuals who flank their organization and form the so-called Mafia bourgeoisie, or gray zone.

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