Flank
Flank noun - A place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line.
Usage example: painted the name of the ship along its flank
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Synonyms for Flank
Hand is a synonym for flank in place topic. In some cases you can use "Hand" instead a noun "Flank", when it comes to topics like haunch of an animate being.
Hand
Hand noun - A place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line.
Usage example: nothing but wide open space on either hand
How words are described
| right | right flank | right hand |
| open | open flank | open hand |
| entire | entire flank | entire hand |
| new | new flank | new hand |
| Other adjectives: golden. | ||
Common collocations
| time | flank time | hand time |
Both words in one sentence
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In the Total War series if a phalanx were attacked on the flank or otherwise disrupted, the spearman would pull out their swords and start fighting hand to hand.
Source: Multi-Melee Master -
On the other hand, the plan was to resist and bleed Napoleon long enough for Blücher to bring his army on Napoleon's flank while he was fully committed, and that was exactly what happened.
Source: Crazy Enough to Work - She surprised Applejack by pressing Andrew's hand onto Applejack's lower flank.
Source: Fan Fic / Hands
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Hand and Flank. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flank/hand
Flank & Hand. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flank/hand>.
Hand or Flank. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flank/hand.
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