To place to the side(s) of.
To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side).
To defend the flank(s) of.
To attack the flank(s) of.
Maximum. Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack.
The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side.
The sides of a bastion perpendicular to the wall from which the bastion projects.
The outermost strip of a road.
The wing, one side of the pitch.
That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.
A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
The side of something, in general senses.
The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
To be adjacent to
To be similar to, to be almost the same as.
To associate intimately with; to be close to.
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
A fellow human being.