flange
f lanj
- n a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
- It is made of soft vinylite plastic, fits into the outer ear with flanges both inside and out, to seal off air waves and hold it in place.
- Anent this, Judge Gary said, in the Iron Trade Review: "We are building a mill which will be prepared to manufacture a wide flange beam.
- Jake got a contract for making steel flanges for wooden pipes.