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  • 1flank — /flangk/, n. 1. the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip. 2. the thin piece of flesh constituting this part. 3. a slice of meat from the flank of an animal. 4. the side of anything, as of a building. 5. Mil., Navy. the extreme… …

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  • 2To turn the enemy's flank — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 3To turn around one's finger — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …

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  • 4go around — Synonyms and related words: advance, answer, ascend, avail, back, back up, be equal to, bear, budge, bypass, change, change place, circle, circuit, circuiteer, circulate, circumambulate, circummigrate, circumnavigate, circumrotate, circumvent,… …

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  • 5international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 6Roman infantry tactics — refers to the theoretical and historical deployment, formation and maneuvers of the Roman infantry from the start of the Roman Republic to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The article first presents a short overview of Roman training. Roman… …

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  • 7Military history of France during World War II — History of France …

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  • 8Little Round Top — is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg.Considered by many… …

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  • 911th Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=11th Armored Cavalry Regiment caption=11th Armored Cavalry Regiment shoulder sleeve insignia country=USA type=Cavalry Regiment branch=Regular Army dates=March 11, 1901 specialization=Armored Cavalry command… …

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  • 10Hannibal — Infobox Military Person name=Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca lived=247 BC ndash; 183 BC caption=A Roman marble bust of Hannibal originally found at the ancient city state of Capua in Italy. No authenticated image of Hannibal is known, so this… …

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