Noun

(en noun)

An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.

(gaming) An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.

* 1998:' Mr MI Pennington, ''Can the Players be Trusted?'' on rec.games.frp.live-action [The] enduring problem with the Gathering is that [players can't affect anything that happens ... whatever they do, the LT just ' flange it back to the original plot line.

* 2007:' balor, ''Changing the metaphysics'' on Rule 7 [http://forums.rule7.co.uk/Topic28357-44-2.aspx] 'Oh look , the amulet of ' flange has been activated, this means all Paladins now only have one heal per day instead of two.'

A vulva.

* 2001:' tedfat, '''''Flange !!!! in alt.society.nottingham [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.society.nottingham/browse_thread/thread/7d1653d74a6ac61b/4fdf1b47e3e1bb70?lnk=st&q=%22her+flange%22&rnum=9&hl=en#4fdf1b47e3e1bb70]

I was in bed the other day with the missus and I asked to see her flange . Imagine my surprise when she got up went downstairs to my toolbox and brought me up a metal looking object called a flange!!!!! Needless to say when she asked to see my nuts the next time I obliged by doing exactly the same as her.

* 2003: Ray Gordon, Hot Sheets [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1562013920&id=c4hY8RgKlGgC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=flange+fuck&sig=8rlmxhjFq0jxtxQ_cW333gA5u5Q&hl=en]

'God, she's got a tight flange !' the plumber gasped, splaying the girl's buttocks and focusing on her O-ring.

(rare, humorous) The collective noun for a group of baboons.

* 2006 , Rick Crosier - Getting Away with Murder

(I suspect they hired a flange of baboons to mind the house.)

Noun

(en noun)

(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.

(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.

* {{quote-book

, year=1895 , publisher=Bemrose and Sons , title=Tables and Diagrams of Switches and Crossings: A Handy Platelayer's Guide , edition=3rd edition , section=Flangeway clearance citation , pageurl= , page=22 , passage=The factors in determining the width of flangeways between check rails and the main rail are the thickness of the wheel flange and the clearance allowed

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, year=1980 , publisher=United States Department of Defense , author=United States Department of the Army , title=Maintenance of Trackage , section=Chapter 3 Track Structure Elements , Section 3–31. Turnouts and Crossovers, Paragraph 3.31.7.4 citation , pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=sagXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT78&dq=flangeway&hl=en&ei=v0xkTNfhNpeHOK3r4OoJ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA

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, page=3–35 , passage=Insure that ample flangeway is available between the open point of switch and the stock rail; this is controlled by flange width of crane wheels using the track system}}

* {{quote-book

, year=2004 , publisher=Kalmbach Publishing , author=Jeff Wilson , title=Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders: The Complete Photo Guide , chapter=Track basics , section=NMRA Standards Gauge citation , pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=9JghMSZG6AQC&pg=PA48&dq=flangeway&ei=7UNkTNzPN4WmzgT1ktmaAQ&cd=5

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, isbn=9780890244371 , page=14 , passage=Available at most hobby shops, this tool allows you to check track gauge, flangeway spacing and width, and many other dimensions.}}