how to pronounce flank

/ˈflæŋk/

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flank is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of flank in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the eastern flank allies in advance of …”

meaning of flank

Flank is a side of an animal, usually the side of the body that is next to the spine.

flank frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word flank occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics flank can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that flank can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;