Flank and Part

Flank

Flank noun - A place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line.

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Part and flank are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Part" instead a noun "Flank".

Nearby Words: flanked, flanking, flanker

Part noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.

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Flank and part are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flank" instead a noun "Part".

Nearby Words: partially, partly

entire	entire flank	entire part
lower	lower flank	lower part
new	new flank	new part
eastern	eastern flank	eastern part
Other adjectives: northern, southern.

In a subversion he had spent most of the battle harrassing the Ottoman flank rather then in the thickest part and the blood spattering was a fluke.

Source: Blood-Splattered Warrior
And speaking of behavior that's situationally stupid, most of the specimens seem to avoid approaching players in a straight line if they're already part of a large group so they can flank better.

Source: Video Game / Killing Floor
Not as much as he later claimed to be, though, he was placed in command of a significant part of the American forces on the northern flank of the German advance.

Source: No, Except Yes aka: Yes Except No

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