flanc — meaning in English

English meaning

• broadside noun A strong, forceful attack, whether spoken or written.
• flank noun The side of a person, animal, or group.
• side noun One of the surfaces or edges of an object, or one of two halves (left/right, front/back) of something.

Senses

flanc is used for these senses in English:

• broadside (nautical) One side of a ship above the water line; all the guns on one side of a warship; their simultaneous firing.
• side A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

broadside — full definition

1. noun A strong, forceful attack, whether spoken or written.
2. noun Historically, the simultaneous firing of all the guns on one side of a warship.
3. adv Sideways, with the side facing something, especially in a collision.

flank — full definition

1. noun The side of a person, animal, or group.
2. noun A cut of beef from the side of the animal, below the loin.
3. verb To be positioned on either side of something, or to move around the side of an opponent.

Related French words