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Meanings of rim in English

Russian
колесные диски
Portuguese
jança
Catalan
llanda
Spanish
llanta
Wikidata

Outer part of a wheel on which the tire is mounted.

          Related terms
          колесные диски
          Portuguese
          rebordo
          Catalan
          costat
          Spanish
          lado

          The top edge of a vessel or other container.

                rebordo
                Portuguese
                flange
                Catalan
                vorell
                Spanish
                pestaña

                A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object.

                      flange
                      Russian
                      фланец

                      Part of firearm cartridge.

                            фланец
                            Usage of rim in English
                            1
                            There is no longer any need to continue toward the rim wall.
                            Ringworld
                            2
                            Heroin goes mainly to China and Pacific rim countries such as Australia.
                            Reuters
                            3
                            Japan lies in the shadow, away on the rim of the world.
                            The Invention of a New Religion
                            4
                            At last he gained the rim of the nest and looked in.
                            A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
                            5
                            Why did her father lead her away outside the rim of trees?
                            East of the sun
                            6
                            There was an air-hole in the rim which rose above the ground.
                            The Delight Makers
                            7
                            And almost immediately the rim of the sun showed above the horizon.
                            The Leopard Woman
                            8
                            The bottom of his jacket caught on the rim of the pipe.
                            Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's
                            9
                            Suddenly she turned and ran down the rim corridor, screaming in terror.
                            The Guardians
                            10
                            The Indian reached the rim and his falcon gaze swept the valley.
                            The Rainbow Trail
                            11
                            Then the bowl cracked at the rim and split at the bottom.
                            My Lady Nicotine: A Study in Smoke
                            12
                            Around the rim are inscribed the words of the ancient baptismal office:-SICUT
                            Wanderings in Wessex / An Exploration of the Southern Realm from...
                            13
                            At the edge of the distant ranges showed a rim of red.
                            The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
                            14
                            Tarzan let the two bodies slide over the rim of the cliff.
                            Tarzan the Untamed
                            15
                            The sun is about to leap above the rim of the sea.
                            Fortitude
                            16
                            Walter fanned the rim, then they called a halt in the practice.
                            The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers; Or, On the Trail of ...
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                            Translations for rim
                            Rim through the time
                            Rim across language varieties
                            United States of America
                            Common
                            United Kingdom
                            Common
                            Ireland
                            Less common