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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An electronic device or software that alters the sound of an instrument by combining out-of-phase copies of its original sound.
2. 2
   A mechanical device used to remove ice and snow from railway lines. US

Etymology

From flange + -er.

Related phrases

railway line

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