noun
    
    plural flanks
    
    [count] the area on the side of an animal (such as a horse) between the ribs and the hip
    
    
    
    the right or left side of a military formation
    
    
    
    the side of something
    
    
    
    verb
    
    flanks; flanked; flanking
    
    [+ obj] :to be located on both sides of (something or someone)
    
    
    
    usually used as (be) flanked