flanked
/flæŋkt/ adjective C1- Having a particulary kind of flank.
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But before doing so I took a stroll in the curious old-world garden which flanked the house.
Having finished his scrutiny, he proceeded slowly down the path, or rather down the fringe of grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground.
Cases of butterflies and moths flanked each side of the entrance.
A guttering candle was stuck in a crevice of the rocks which flanked it on each side so as to keep the wind from it and also to prevent it from being visible, save in the direction of Baskerville Hall.
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