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Definition of Flanch
1. n. A flange.
Definition of Flanch
1. Noun. A flange. ¹
2. Noun. (heraldry) A bearing consisting of a circle segment encroaching on the field from the side, and always occurring in pairs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flanch
1. to widen into a flared shape [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
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Literary usage of Flanch
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1. On the Application of Cast and Wrought Iron to Building Purposes by William Fairbairn (1858)
"Let us now consider that form of a truss-beam, where the upper ends of the rods
are attached to points, a and b, lying above the line of the top flanch of ..."
2. Railways; Their Rise, Progress, and Construction: With Remarks on Railway by Robert Ritchie (1846)
"flanch OF THE WHEEL. Having described the different forms of iron rails now used
on railways, it may be useful here to notice the ..."
3. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1842)
"... or nearly horizontal force will act upon the pivot, tending to produce lateral
motion in it of bolts passing through a projecting flanch cast round it. ..."
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