flanger

noun

flang·​er

-jə(r)

plural -s

1

: one that makes or repairs flanges: such as

a

: a worker who flanges the tops of glass flasks

b

: a worker who prepares or adjusts flanges on metal plates (as in shipbuilding)

c

: a worker who forms the flanges of glass tubes used for hypodermic syringe cylinders

d

: a worker who shapes hat brims by pressing

e

: a tool or machine for forming flanges

2

: a scraper for clearing ice and snow from the inside of railroad rails to provide clearance for the wheel flanges

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