noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ left , right
▪ north , northern , etc.
▪ lower
▪
the lower ~s of Vesuvius
VERB + FLANK
▪ attack
▪
They decided to attack their enemy's southern ~.
▪ cover , defend , guard , protect ( all often figurative )
▪ expose ( often figurative )
▪
This meant exposing his ~s to his political enemies.
PREPOSITION
▪ along a/the ~
▪
along the eastern ~ of Greenland
▪ down the ~
▪
a beautiful pass down the right ~
▪ on a/the ~
▪
The army was attacked on the left ~.