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Meaning of flank speed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The maximum speed of a ship.

Examples

“In a magnificent beau geste, the destroyer, hopelessly trapped, turned as if to flee, threw out a smoke screen, and when the [enemy ship] charged into it, rammed her at flank speed […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

flank steak Flanked flanken Flanker flankerback Flankers

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