vane
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/veɪn/
English
Definitions
noun
- A weather vane
- Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid
- The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
- A sight on a sextant or compass
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weathervanewind vaneweather vanebladewebweathercockwrightmerrickaspafinsailflappanelfanrotorpropeller