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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
Synonyms
Examples for "flange"
Examples for "flange"
1
She took the flange from him and brought it to her lips.
Burning up
2
The shell of the pipe is bent over the face of the flange.
The New York Subway, Its Construction and Equipment
3
For the explanation or for returning the flange, he wasn't sure.
Burning up
4
See that brass flange there on the end of the pivoting arm thing?
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
5
Even if there were, you couldn't flange them together to make a bomb.
Jem
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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Rim through the time
Rim across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common