: 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
a flanged wheel

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 16 Nov. 2025.

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