flank

flank
noun
(of person) Seite, die; (of animal; also Mil.) Flanke, die
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[flæŋk] 1. noun
(the side of anything especially an animal's body or an army: the horse's flank; They marched around the enemy's flank.) die Flanke
2. verb
1) (to be at the side of: The prisoner appeared, flanked by two policemen.) flankiert
2) (to come around the side of: The troops flanked the enemy forces.) die Flanke angreifen
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flank
[flæŋk]
I. n
1. (hip to rib area) Seite f; (of an animal) Weiche f, Flanke f
2. MIL Flanke f, Flügel m
3. (side) Seite f
II. vt
to \flank sb/sth jdn/etw flankieren
bodyguards \flanked the president der Präsident wurde von Bodyguards flankiert
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[flŋk]
1. n
(of animal MIL) Flanke f; (of mountain, building) Seite f, Flanke f (old)
2. vt
1) (= be at side of) flankieren
2) (MIL) the enemy seitlich umgehen

flanking movement — Flankenbewegung f

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flank [flæŋk]
A s
1. Flanke f, Weiche f (eines Tieres)
2. Seite f (einer Person)
3. Seite f (eines Gebäudes etc)
4. MIL Flanke f, Flügel m (beide auch SPORT):
turn the flank (of) die Flanke (gen) aufrollen
5. TECH Flanke f, Schenkel m:
flank clearance Flankenspiel n
B v/t
1. flankieren, seitlich stehen von oder begrenzen, säumen, umgeben
2. MIL flankieren:
a) die Flanke (gen) decken
b) jemandem in die Flanke fallen
3. flankieren, (seitwärts) umgehen
C v/i
1. angrenzen, (an)stoßen (beide:
on an akk), seitlich liegen
2. MIL die Flanke oder den Flügel bilden
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noun
(of person) Seite, die; (of animal; also Mil.) Flanke, die
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n.
Flanke -n f. v.
angrenzen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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