Flanges
[flændʒz]
Examples
- The flanges easily accommodate the balls when placed on the chute by the pin boy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The flanges are sunk flush into the top of the rail; thus the pocket iron spans the interstices between the rails. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At the narrow end of the cue, the tapering ceases about three-quarters of an inch from the end and flanges out according to the kind of tip the player prefers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The pencils have flat flanges at the ends (formed by closing in the metal case), by which they are supported and electrical connection is made. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The pocket irons are semi-circular pieces of metal with flat flanges extending at right angles at both ends of the arc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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