Learn English – Looking for a word meaning “On the left or right, or both (left and right)”

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I'm looking for a word meaning
"On the left or right, or both (left and right)"

Example:

I will have people on my left or right, or both left and right.

Best Answer

A word that fits your description is flanking. It is the present participle of the verb flank:

to be situated at the side of; especially: to be situated on both sides of

Examples:

  • “This view is a combination of nature and artifice; the house is angled for it, the unbroken lawn leads to it, the flanking tree plantations frame it, [...]” (George Seddon, Landprints: Reflections on Place and Landscape)
  • “They form small courtyards, each consisting of a main building and flanking buildings.” (Qinghua Guo, The Mingqi Pottery Buildings of Han Dynasty China, 206 BC-AD 220)
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