There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
FLANKERING
Verb
flankering
present participle of flanker
Source: Wiktionary
FLANKER
Flank"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body. They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge their assailants. W. Irwing.
Flank"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flankered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flankering.] Etym: [See Flank, v. t.]
1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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