: having one or more flanges
Such a flanged ax became widespread only when bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, arrived in Europe shortly before 2000 b.c.Brenda Fowler
flanged pipes

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flanged was in 1797

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“Flanged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flanged. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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