English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of flank

flank

/noun/ पार्श्व; पार्श्व-भाग; दिशा; ओर; पक्ष; पहलू;
/verb/नज़दीक होना; फ़ोज का किनारा मज़बूत करना; किनारे की ओर आक्रमण करना;

Synonym side; Flank; direction; part; party; aspect; neighbor;

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English Dictionary:

1. Flank

[n.]

- The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal, between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
- 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.
- That part of a bastion which reaches from the curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a work defending another by a fire along the outside of its parapet.
- The side of any building.
- That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.

2. Flank

[v. i.]

- To border; to touch.
- To be posted on the side.

3. Flank

[v. t.]

- To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon.
- 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.