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German
Etymology
Ca. 1600, from French flanc, from Old French flanc, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. Doublet of now obsolete Lanke, which likely influenced the form and gender of the borrowing; analogy with Seite may also have contributed.
Pronunciation
Noun
Flanke f (genitive Flanke, plural Flanken)
- (anatomy) flank, side (of the body)
- Synonyms: Seite, Körperseite
- (military, ball games) flank (side of the field)
- Synonym: Flügel
- (ball games, especially soccer) cross (ball from the flank towards the centre)
- Synonyms: Flankenball, Hereingabe
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Further reading
- “Flanke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Flanke” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Flanke” in Duden online