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flanges

  • plural
    of flange.
    flange
    noun
    a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.

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In the far distance, the twin flanges of Husky Stadium rise up over the landscape like a pair of reversed gullwing doors on a DeLorean.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2024

The flanges would then have made contact with the end caps.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2023

One can join them using special flanges, much like ordinary pipes.

From Scientific American Oct. 5, 2022

Instead of the bell-shaped flanges of a traditional breast pump, a wearable pump has cups that can be tucked into the user’s bra.

From Slate Oct. 19, 2021

To the west, between two of the flanges of the tree that spread out to be roots, was a cavity.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George