flank speed

collocation in English

meaningsofflankandspeed

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flank
noun[C]
uk
/flæŋk/us
/flæŋk/
the area of the body between the ribs and the hips of an animal or ...
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speed
noun
uk
/spiːd/us
/spiːd/
how fast ...
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(Definition offlankandspeedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflank speed

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The ship, still atflankspeedfrom the starboard propeller, turned so sharply to port that seawater sprayed from the ship entered the ship's ventilators.
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These were intended to provide a top speed of 14 kn, although was a more realisticflankspeed.
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This ship has aflankspeedof but can travel only atflankspeed, exhausting its fuel in 30 hours.
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Usually,flankspeedis reserved for situations in which a ship finds itself in imminent danger, such as coming under attack by aircraft.
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Flankspeedis very fuel-inefficient and often unsustainable because of engine overheating issues.
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The deception was successful, and she threaded her way through the fishermen atflankspeed, but was unable to locate the convoy.
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She immediately went right full rudder, all ahead atflankspeed.
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Flankspeedis 15 kn, and range is up to 7500 nmi and 35 days.
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Such an order is called a bell, for example the order for a ship's maximum speed,flankspeed, is called a flank bell.
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Flankspeedwas rung up and the rudder was put hard right.
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Orders arrived to head east atflankspeed.
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At 15:15, the captain orderedflankspeed, a turn onto collision course, and all hands to stand by to ram.
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Thus, itsflankspeedconsumes fuel over seven times faster than the most economic speed.
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They were also expensive to maintain at fighting strength as they required a greater number of stokers to feed the boilers than a battleship when steaming atflankspeed.
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