flanking

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flanking - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flanked
     (fl[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flanking.] [Cf. F.
     flanquer. See Flank, n., and cf. Flanker, v. t.]
     1. To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon.
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              Stately colonnades are flanked with trees. --Pitt.
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     2. 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.
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