A line of fire parallel, or nearly so, to the front of another work or position.
·noun Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. II. Defence ·noun Protecting plea; vindication; justifi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun The side of any building. II. Flank ·vi To be posted on the side. III. Flank ·vt To stand at...
·noun ·see Self-defense. ...
To defend that part; incorrectly used sometimes for firing upon a flank. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The extreme right and left companies of a battalion, formerly called the grenadiers and light infant...
In fortification, the face of a work receiving flank defence, together with its prolongation to the ...
By a longer front, to overlap the enemy's opposite line, and thus gain a chance to turn his flank. ...
The right or left side or end, as distinguished from the front and rear a vulnerable point. Also, th...