1
: a rib or rim for strength, for guiding, or for attachment to another object
a flange on a pipe
a flange on a wheel
2
: a projecting edge of cloth used for decoration on clothing
a jacket with flange shoulders
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
In the extreme dry taking summer into winter, its flange
collects the scant dew, converting
it into persistence
and unsentimental
imagery.
—John Kinsella, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
The odds of the flanges being centered on a wall stud were very low.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
Here's a list of what's currently not on store shelves
The FDA removed the following items from store shelves in September:
Bivona medical device: Bivona tracheostomy tubes were recalled due to a manufacturing defect in the securement flange.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
It is also elevated by the presence and placement of diamonds on the flange and indexes, which are notably set into the curve on either side of a deep flange, originally angled that way in 1963 to enhance readability of the seconds index.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
In the extreme dry taking summer into winter, its flange
collects the scant dew, converting
it into persistence
and unsentimental
imagery.
—John Kinsella, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
The odds of the flanges being centered on a wall stud were very low.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
Here's a list of what's currently not on store shelves
The FDA removed the following items from store shelves in September:
Bivona medical device: Bivona tracheostomy tubes were recalled due to a manufacturing defect in the securement flange.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for flange
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“Flange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flange. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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