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

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1. List of paraphrases for "flank":

   sidewall, midsection, grasse, side

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1. 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.

2. Jens Stoltenberg:

   NATO is going to release its new Strategic Concept laying out how the Alliance will sustain and strengthen transatlantic security in the face of President Putin's aggression as well as other emerging threats. And we'll look ahead to our continuing efforts to fortify our force posture on NATO's eastern flank.

3. Bode Berreth:

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

4. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby:

   We have been consistently concerned about NATO’s eastern flank and that airspace … and we continue to look for ways to bolster defense of NATO allies, we continue to look for ways to try to protect that airspace.

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.