flange

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A protruding rim, edge, rib, or collar, as on a wheel or a pipe shaft, used to strengthen an object, hold it in place, or attach it to another object.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A projecting edge, rim, or rib on any object, as the rims by which cast-iron pipes are connected together, or the marginal projections on the tires of railroad-car wheels to keep them on the rails.
2. n. A strengthening rib: as, the flange of a fish-bellied rail or girder.
3. n. A plate placed over the end of a pipe or cylinder to close it partly or wholly.
4. To project out.
5. To be bent into a flange; take the form of flange.
6. To furnish with a flange; make a flange on.

Wiktionary

1. n. An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
2. n. The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
3. n. gaming An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.
4. n. vulgar slang A vulva.
5. n. rare, humorous The collective noun for a group of baboons.
6. v. To be bent into a flange.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc.
2. n. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe.
3. v. (Mach.) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.
4. v. To be bent into a flange.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object