What is another word for flanks?

Pronunciation: [flˈaŋks] (IPA)

The word 'flanks' typically refers to the sides of a person or animal. It can also be used to describe the sides of a ship or the sides of a military formation. However, there are many different synonyms for the word 'flanks' that can be used in a variety of contexts. Some examples include 'sides', 'wings', 'flares', 'widening', 'expands', 'extends' and 'outspreads'. The synonyms chosen will depend on the context in which they are being used. However, they can help to add variety and interest to the writing, making it more engaging for readers.

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Usage examples for Flanks

The sun had not yet peeped over the Antique coast range, but the mountain flanks were outlined in soft mauve and gray against the glowing sky.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
They were seated, as it were, at the centre of that vast crescent which the city forms upon the flanks of Mount Pagos.
"Command"
William McFee
From that point the world below spread itself out like a green map, and the only walls one could see were the white flanks and tower of the cathedral rising up from the grey roofs of the city; as for the streets, they seemed to be but narrow foot-tracks on which people appeared like ants walking.
"Moonshine & Clover"
Laurence Housman

Famous quotes with Flanks

  • So long as the opposing forces are at the outset approximately equal in numbers and moral and there are no flanks to turn, a long struggle for supremacy is inevitable.
    Douglas Haig
  • The United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it's kicked in the flanks.
    David Dean Rusk
  • We have tried to make it clear that the United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it is kicked in the flanks.
    David Dean Rusk
  • The United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it's kicked in the flanks.
    David Dean Rusk
  • Opposite our trenches a German salient protruded, and the brigadier wanted to "bite it off" in proof of the division's offensive spirit. Trench soldiers could never understand the Staff's desire to bite off an enemy salient. It was hardly desirable to be fired at from both flanks
    Robert Graves

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