flank
/flæŋk/ adjective C2- Maximum. Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack. · All ahead flank!
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The Mouse peeped out, crept furtively up his flank, and again biting him, retreated to his hole.
But the next instant Holmes had emptied five barrels of his revolver into the creature’s flank.
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