flanch

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/flæntʃ//flɑːntʃ/

noun

A flange (rim or projection).

OriginOld French flanche →
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Meanings

nounflanch (plural flanches)

plural flanches · alternative flaunch

  1. archaicA flange (rim or projection).
  2. governmentA bearing consisting of a circle segment encroaching on the field from the side, and always occurring in pairs.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchflanche“flank”
  2. Englishflanch

Old French flanche (“flank”). See flank.

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APA

flanch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flanch

MLA

“flanch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flanch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flanch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flanch.

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