noun
- 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
Usage: engineering; mechanical
verb
- to provide with a flange
Usage: technical
Examples
- The pipe flange connects two sections of the water main.
- Train wheels have flanges to keep them on the tracks.
- The engineer designed a flange to strengthen the joint.
- The metal flange was bolted securely to the frame.
- Workers flanged the pipe ends before installation.
- The flange prevents the wheel from sliding sideways.