Meanings (ES + gloss)
flanquear
To attack the flank(s) of.
flanquear
To defend the flank(s) of.
flanquear
To place to the side(s) of.
Stately colonnades are flank'd with trees.
[...] Mr. M. N. Rollason points out that on four-track lines on which the fast lines, in the centre, are flanked by the slow lines, and running at speed is permissible on all four,…
estar al flanco • estar flanqueado • flanquearse • ladear
To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side).