flank

the side of the human body from the waist to the shoulder

costado, lado del cuerpo

Collocations flank injury

• He had a bad injury to his left flank.

  Tuvó una mala lesión en el costado izquierdo.

the side of an object or area, especially the part that is not in front or behind

lado, costado (de un objeto)

Collocations flank of a mountain

• The hotel is on the flank of the mountain.

  El hotel está en el costado de la montaña.

to attack or defend a position from the side, rather than directly in front

atacar o defender desde el flanco

• flank something with somebody/something

• The army decided to flank the enemy's position.

  El ejército decidió atacar la posición del enemigo desde el flanco.

to arrange people or things on the sides of something, especially to protect it from attack

colocar a alguien o algo en los lados de algo

• flank somebody/something with somebody/something

• The soldiers were flanked by tanks.

  Los soldados estaban acompañados por tanques a ambos lados.