flank
nounUK /flæŋk/
US /flæŋk/
The side of a person or animal between the ribs and the hip.
The horse had a white mark on its flank.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The side of an army or team.
The soldiers guarded the left flank.
3. To be at the side of something.
Tall trees flank the road.
4. The side of a mountain or building.
We climbed the steep flank of the hill.