Definition of "flange" []

• 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. (noun)

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• "Last week, as you remember, we removed the stub of the riser pipe and we put in what we call a flange spool."
• "While about 3 to 6 feet of the broken south tower legs and the other wide flange is still in place."
• "That paved the way for the installation of a pipe-like connector called a flange spool that will sit on top of the spewing well bore."