Meaning & use

Flanged

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Fitted or shaped with a flange, a projecting rim or edge used to strengthen an object or attach it to another.

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The flanged pipe fitting made it easy to bolt the sections together.

Engineers inspected the flanged joint for signs of corrosion.

A note on using this word

Common in engineering and plumbing to describe parts designed for secure attachment.

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rimmedribbed

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