Flank and Guard

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Flank

Flank verb - To be adjacent to.
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Guard and flank are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guard" instead a verb "Flank".
Nearby Words: flanked, flanking, flanker

Guard

Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
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Antonyms for Guard
Flank and guard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flank" instead a verb "Guard".
Nearby Words: guarded, guardian, guarding, guardhouse, guardroom

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How words are described

fellow fellow flank fellow guard
entire entire flank entire guard
new new flank new guard
rear rear flank rear guard

Common collocations

group flank group guard group
area flank area guard area
time flank time guard time
path flank path guard path
Other words: location, gate, entrance, enemies, buildings.

Both words in one sentence

  • For one, they have a front guard, so attacking them head-on is an exercise in futility, and you need to constantly flank them.
    Source: Demonic Spiders / Real-Time Strategy
  • The tactic caught the Confederate forces off guard, and broke their momentum, saving the Union flank.
    Source: Hold the Line
  • Useful Notes / Sengoku Period Fukushima Masanori, the leader of Tokugawa's advance guard, charged from the left flank along the Fuji river into the Western Army's right-center.
    Source: Useful Notes / Sengoku Period
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