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   flange

   /flanj/

   noun

   • 1. a projecting flat rim, collar, or rib on an object, serving to strengthen or attach or (on a wheel) to maintain position on a rail: "the flanges that held the tailpipe to the aircraft"

   Word Origin late 17th century: perhaps based on Old French flanchir ‘to bend’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flanged adjective
   • 2. flangeless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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