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noun

flange

FLANJ
noun
1
A projecting rim or edge on an object, used to add strength or attach it to something else.
"The pipe flange is bolted directly to the wall bracket."

How to Use Flange

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA raised edge or rim on a pipe, wheel, or beam, usually there to bolt it to something or add strength.

Word Forms

flanged past tense, flanges plural, flanges singular

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The pipe _____ is bolted directly to the wall bracket.

Etymology

From dialectal English flange/flanch, "a projection," ultimately related to flank.

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