# Flank

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**Flank** may refer to:

- [Flank (anatomy)](/source/Latus_(anatomy)), part of the abdomen - [Flank steak](/source/Flank_steak), a cut of beef - Part of the [external anatomy of a horse](/source/Equine_anatomy#External_anatomy)
- [Flank speed](/source/Flank_speed), a nautical term
- [Flank opening](/source/Flank_opening), a chess opening
- A [term in Australian rules football](/source/Glossary_of_Australian_rules_football#F)
- The side of a military unit, as in a [flanking maneuver](/source/Flanking_maneuver)
- Flanking, a sound path in [architectural acoustics](/source/Architectural_acoustics)
- Flanking region, a region of DNA in [directionality](/source/Directionality_(molecular_biology))
- Rift flank (synonymous of [rift shoulder](/source/Rift_shoulder)), mountains belt on the sides of extensional rift basins

## See also

- [Flanker (disambiguation)](/source/Flanker_(disambiguation))

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