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flanked

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈfɫæŋkt// UK //flˈæŋkt// flanked

adj. having something or someone on both sides of you.

adj. positioned with people or objects on either side. Often used in the passive voice or as a participial adjective to describe a central subject's surroundings.


SIMPLE

The president walked out flanked by his bodyguards.

CONTEXTUAL

The narrow mountain pass was flanked by steep cliffs that made the journey feel quite dangerous.

COMPLEX

The grand entrance to the museum is flanked by two massive marble lions, which have stood as silent guardians of the collection for over a century.

Synonyms
Usage

Often follows a linking verb or appears in a passive construction with 'by'.

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