| slovo | definícia |
flank
(mass) | flank
- krídlo |
flank
(encz) | flank,bok bez kosti n: beef cut Ivan Masár |
flank
(encz) | flank,křídlo Jaroslav Šedivý |
flank
(encz) | flank,lemovat Jaroslav Šedivý |
flank
(encz) | flank,obejít z boku n: [voj.] Rostislav Svoboda |
flank
(encz) | flank,obklopovat Jaroslav Šedivý |
flank
(encz) | flank,pupek n: beef cut Ivan Masár |
flank
(encz) | flank,slabiny Jaroslav Šedivý |
flank
(encz) | flank,strana Jaroslav Šedivý |
flank
(encz) | flank,úbočí Jaroslav Šedivý |
Flank
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
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2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
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When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
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3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
[1913 Webster]
4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
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Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flank
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\, v. i.
1. To border; to touch. --Bp. Butler.
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2. To be posted on the side.
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Flank
(gcide) | 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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flank
(wn) | flank
n 1: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the
enemy's right flank" [syn: flank, wing]
2: a subfigure consisting of a side of something
3: a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the
ribs and the leg
4: the side between ribs and hipbone
v 1: be located at the sides of something or somebody |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
flank
(mass) | flank
- krídlo |
flank
(encz) | flank,bok bez kosti n: beef cut Ivan Masárflank,křídlo Jaroslav Šedivýflank,lemovat Jaroslav Šedivýflank,obejít z boku n: [voj.] Rostislav Svobodaflank,obklopovat Jaroslav Šedivýflank,pupek n: beef cut Ivan Masárflank,slabiny Jaroslav Šedivýflank,strana Jaroslav Šedivýflank,úbočí Jaroslav Šedivý |
flank steak
(encz) | flank steak, n: |
flanked
(encz) | flanked,obklopený Jaroslav Šedivý |
flanker
(encz) | flanker,hráč na křídle Zdeněk Brož |
flanker back
(encz) | flanker back, n: |
flanks
(encz) | flanks,úbočí n: pl. sn |
outflank
(encz) | outflank,obklíčit v: Zdeněk Brož |
thick flank
(encz) | thick flank,předkýtí n: beef cut Ivan Masárthick flank,velký ořech n: beef cut Ivan Masár |
Flank attack
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
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2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
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When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
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3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
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4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
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Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flank company
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
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2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
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When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
[1913 Webster]
4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
[1913 Webster]
Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flank defense
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
[1913 Webster]
When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
[1913 Webster]
4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
[1913 Webster]
Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flank en potence
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
[1913 Webster]
When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
[1913 Webster]
4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
[1913 Webster]
Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flank files
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
[1913 Webster]
When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
[1913 Webster]
4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
[1913 Webster]
Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flank march
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
[1913 Webster]
When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
[1913 Webster]
4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
[1913 Webster]
Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flank movement
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
[1913 Webster]
When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
[1913 Webster]
4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
[1913 Webster]
Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flank patrol
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
[1913 Webster]
When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
[1913 Webster]
4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
[1913 Webster]
Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Flanked
(gcide) | 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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Flanker
(gcide) | Flanker \Flank"er\, n.
One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of
troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of
march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an
assailing body.
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They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge
their assailants. --W. Irwing.
[1913 Webster]Flanker \Flank"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Flankering.] [See Flank, v. t.]
1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Herbert.
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2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Flankered
(gcide) | Flanker \Flank"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Flankering.] [See Flank, v. t.]
1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Herbert.
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2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Flankering
(gcide) | Flanker \Flank"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Flankering.] [See Flank, v. t.]
1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Herbert.
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2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Flanking
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
Stately colonnades are flanked with trees. --Pitt.
[1913 Webster]
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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Flanks of a frontier
(gcide) | Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus
flabby, with n inserted. Cf. Flaccid, Flanch, Flange.]
1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mil.)
(a) 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.
[1913 Webster]
When to right and left the front
Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.
(b) (Fort.) 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. See Illust. of Bastion.
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3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.
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4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that
lies within the pitch line.
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Flank attack (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or
body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or
rear.
Flank company (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up
on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,
light infantry, or riflemen.
Flank defense (Fort.), protection of a work against undue
exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire
from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.
Flank en potence (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing
formed at a projecting angle with the line.
Flank files, the first men on the right, and the last on
the left, of a company, battalion, etc.
Flank march, a march made parallel or obliquely to an
enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on
the flank.
Flank movement, a change of march by an army, or portion of
one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or
to take up a new position.
Flanks of a frontier, salient points in a national
boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against
hostile incursion.
Flank patrol, detachments acting independently of the
column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to
secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of
the enemy.
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Oblique flank
(gcide) | Oblique \Ob*lique"\, a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see Ob-) +
liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le`chrios
slanting.] [Written also oblike.]
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1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at
right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
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It has a direction oblique to that of the former
motion. --Cheyne.
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2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence,
disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
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The love we bear our friends . . .
Hath in it certain oblique ends. --Drayton.
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This mode of oblique research, when a more direct
one is denied, we find to be the only one in our
power. --De Quincey.
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Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye.
That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy.
--Wordworth.
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3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father
and son; collateral.
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His natural affection in a direct line was strong,
in an oblique but weak. --Baker.
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Oblique angle, Oblique ascension, etc. See under Angle,
Ascension, etc.
Oblique arch (Arch.), an arch whose jambs are not at right
angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence
askew.
Oblique bridge, a skew bridge. See under Bridge, n.
Oblique case (Gram.), any case except the nominative. See
Case, n.
Oblique circle (Projection), a circle whose plane is
oblique to the axis of the primitive plane.
Oblique fire (Mil.), a fire the direction of which is not
perpendicular to the line fired at.
Oblique flank (Fort.), that part of the curtain whence the
fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered. --Wilhelm.
Oblique leaf. (Bot.)
(a) A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal position.
(b) A leaf having one half different from the other.
Oblique line (Geom.), a line that, meeting or tending to
meet another, makes oblique angles with it.
Oblique motion (Mus.), a kind of motion or progression in
which one part ascends or descends, while the other
prolongs or repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying
example.
Oblique muscle (Anat.), a muscle acting in a direction
oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the
associated muscles; -- applied especially to two muscles
of the eyeball.
Oblique narration. See Oblique speech.
Oblique planes (Dialing), planes which decline from the
zenith, or incline toward the horizon.
Oblique sailing (Naut.), the movement of a ship when she
sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points,
making an oblique angle with the meridian.
Oblique speech (Rhet.), speech which is quoted indirectly,
or in a different person from that employed by the
original speaker.
Oblique sphere (Astron. & Geog.), the celestial or
terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon
of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point
on the earth except the poles and the equator.
Oblique step (Mil.), a step in marching, by which the
soldier, while advancing, gradually takes ground to the
right or left at an angle of about 25[deg]. It is not now
practiced. --Wilhelm.
Oblique system of coordinates (Anal. Geom.), a system in
which the coordinate axes are oblique to each other.
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Open flank
(gcide) | Open \O"pen\, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan,
Icel. opinn, Sw. ["o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up.
Cf. Up, and Ope.]
1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording
unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing
passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to
passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also,
to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes,
baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or
approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or
roadstead.
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Through the gate,
Wide open and unguarded, Satan passed. --Milton
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Note: Also, figuratively, used of the ways of communication
of the mind, as by the senses; ready to hear, see,
etc.; as, to keep one's eyes and ears open.
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His ears are open unto their cry. --Ps. xxxiv.
15.
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2. Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not
private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library,
museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach,
trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
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If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man,
the law is open and there are deputies. --Acts xix.
33.
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The service that I truly did his life,
Hath left me open to all injuries. --Shak.
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3. Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view;
accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
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4. Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended;
expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an
open prospect.
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Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight.
--Dryden.
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5. Hence:
(a) Without reserve or false pretense; sincere;
characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also,
generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal
appearance, or character, and to the expression of
thought and feeling, etc.
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With aspect open, shall erect his head. --Pope.
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The Moor is of a free and open nature. --Shak.
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The French are always open, familiar, and
talkative. --Addison.
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(b) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised;
exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent;
as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt; open
source code.
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His thefts are too open. --Shak.
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That I may find him, and with secret gaze
Or open admiration him behold. --Milton.
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6. Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing
water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or
inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate;
as, an open season; an open winter. --Bacon.
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7. Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not
closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open
account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity
open.
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8. Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open
for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
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9. (Phon.)
(a) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the
articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the [aum]n
f[aum]r is open as compared with the [=a] in s[=a]y.
(b) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply
narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
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10. (Mus.)
(a) Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the
string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is
allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
(b) Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
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The open air, the air out of doors.
Open chain. (Chem.) See Closed chain, under Chain.
Open circuit (Elec.), a conducting circuit which is
incomplete, or interrupted at some point; -- opposed to an
uninterrupted, or closed circuit.
Open communion, communion in the Lord's supper not
restricted to persons who have been baptized by immersion.
Cf. Close communion, under Close, a.
Open diapason (Mus.), a certain stop in an organ, in which
the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a
flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open
at the other end.
Open flank (Fort.), the part of the flank covered by the
orillon.
Open-front furnace (Metal.), a blast furnace having a
forehearth.
Open harmony (Mus.), harmony the tones of which are widely
dispersed, or separated by wide intervals.
Open hawse (Naut.), a hawse in which the cables are
parallel or slightly divergent. Cf. Foul hawse, under
Hawse.
Open hearth (Metal.), the shallow hearth of a reverberatory
furnace.
Open-hearth furnace, a reverberatory furnace; esp., a kind
of reverberatory furnace in which the fuel is gas, used in
manufacturing steel.
Open-hearth process (Steel Manuf.), a process by which
melted cast iron is converted into steel by the addition
of wrought iron, or iron ore and manganese, and by
exposure to heat in an open-hearth furnace; -- also called
the Siemens-Martin process, from the inventors.
Open-hearth steel, steel made by an open-hearth process; --
also called Siemens-Martin steel.
Open newel. (Arch.) See Hollow newel, under Hollow.
Open pipe (Mus.), a pipe open at the top. It has a pitch
about an octave higher than a closed pipe of the same
length.
Open-timber roof (Arch.), a roof of which the
constructional parts, together with the under side of the
covering, or its lining, are treated ornamentally, and
left to form the ceiling of an apartment below, as in a
church, a public hall, and the like.
Open vowel or Open consonant. See Open, a., 9.
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Note: Open is used in many compounds, most of which are
self-explaining; as, open-breasted, open-minded.
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Syn: Unclosed; uncovered; unprotected; exposed; plain;
apparent; obvious; evident; public; unreserved; frank;
sincere; undissembling; artless. See Candid, and
Ingenuous.
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Outflank
(gcide) | Outflank \Out*flank"\, v. t.
1. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to
pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.
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2. Hence: To outmaneuver in a competition; to bypass a
competitor's main defenses.
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Retired flank
(gcide) | Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
retired habits.
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A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne.
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2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
officer; a retired physician.
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Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear
of the work.
Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by
reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved
from active service, but still receive a specified amount
of pay from the government.
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n.
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