The side of military or naval formation:
— They attacked the enemy's right flank.

synonym: wing.

Roget 236: laterality^†; side, flank, quarter, lee; hand; cheek, jowl, jole^†, wing; profile; temple, parietes [Lat.], loin, haunch, hip; beam.    gable, gable end; broadside; lee side.    points of the compass; East, Orient, Levant; West; orientation.    ... show more

Dutch: flank
Polish: oddział boczny

A subfigure consisting of a side of something.

A cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg.

Dutch: flank
Polish: łata

The side between ribs and hipbone.

Be located at the sides of something or somebody.

Roget 236: be on one side etc. adv.; flank, outflank; sidle; skirt; orientate.   

Roget 664: be safe etc. adj.; keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon; ride out the storm, weather the storm; light upon one's feet, land on one's feet; bear a charmed life; escape etc. 671.    make safe, render safe etc. Adj.; protect; take care of etc. (care) 459; preserve etc. 670; cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward; guard etc. (defend) 717; secure etc. (restrain) 751; entrench, intrench^†, fence round etc. (circumscribe) 229; house, nestle, ensconce; take charge of.    escort, convoy; garrison; watch, mount guard, patrol.    make assurance doubly sure etc. (caution) 864; take up a loose thread; take precautions etc. (prepare for) 673; double reef topsails.    seek safety; take shelter, find shelter etc. 666.    ... show more

Dutch: flankeren