as in sides
a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line
painted the name of the ship along its flank
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as in adjoins
to be adjacent to
the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line
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“Flanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flanks. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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