- Flat projection on a tool - Projecting flat rim - Projecting rim - 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. - A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when
fastened to the pipe. - To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange. - To be bent into a flange.