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flange

[flanj] / flændʒ /


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A 24-by-6-inch piece broke from the flange of one structural girder, Pihlstrom said.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023

It is supposed to be screwed to the floor and it also has slots that accept brass bolts used to connect the toilet to the flange.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023

Wax gaskets placed on this flange provide the all-important seal between the underside of the toilet and the flange.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023

While the flooring contractor’s intentions may have been good, he broke the all-important toilet gasket seal and buried the toilet flange with the new laminate flooring.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2023

He knelt on one knee beside his battery hold and banged with the gaff at the metal flange.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Bright orange robotic arms fastened bolts onto engine manifolds, pipe flanges and pump housings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

In the far distance, the twin flanges of Husky Stadium rise up over the landscape like a pair of reversed gullwing doors on a DeLorean.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Reef life thrives on hyperbolism, so to speak; the curvy surface structure of coral maximizes nutrient intake, and nudibranchs propel through water with frilly flanges.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

If there are, investigators will want to examine them for any evidence of the carbon layers beginning to separate - a process known as delamination - especially at the point where they joined the flanges.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023

To the west, between two of the flanges of the tree that spread out to be roots, was a cavity.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

"This trend uses modern-made pieces but has traditional design elements and materials. Think skirted, flanged, wingbacked, or rolled seating. For materials, this means more linen, mohair, natural stone and wood," DelMonico adds.

From Fox News ● Mar. 3, 2022

The latest is the Series 18, a heel-shafted, flanged blade with a cavity sole and high density tungsten in the extreme heel and toe.

From Golf Digest ● Jan. 21, 2020

People talked knowledgeably about foam versus flanged, domes versus cylinders, bone conduction, how to avoid ear infections, and the importance of bringing noise-absorbing furniture and carpets into your home.

From Slate ● May 13, 2019

Beneath the car, unseen, are four flanged wheels of smaller diameter than the car’s tires.

From The Verge ● Feb. 24, 2016

Between the sight lines of my raised knees his ear appeared, an amazing organ all its own, whorled and flanged, translucent in the bright lights.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Fire-door opening formed by flanging and riveting together the inner and outer sheets.

From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Matthew Baird

This is an important matter in using steel rivets and should not be overlooked; the same principle applies to the heating of steel plates for flanging.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various

Shows all types of boilers used; gives details of construction; practical facts, such as life of riveting, punches and dies; work done per day, allowance for bending and flanging sheets and other data.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?

The removal of his velvet hat disclosed wide and flanging ears which gave his face an expression of quaint comedy, now at variance with his aghast and solemn look.

From Jane Journeys On by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

This flanging may be done in several ways.

From Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing by Francis C. (Francis Cowles) Frary


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