1. a rib : mostly in plural the ribs, the side , (Iliad by Homer), etc.;—;also in singular, (Sophocles Tragicus)

2. of places, πλευρὸν νεῶν the side of the bay where the ships lay, (Sophocles Tragicus); τὸ δεξιὸν πλ. the right flank (of an army), (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)