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vanes

/veɪnz/

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noun

Wetterfahne

Examples :

"The weather vane spun in the wind, its vanes pointing north. "

Die Wetterfahne drehte sich im Wind, ihre Flügel zeigten nach Norden.

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noun

Schaufeln, Flügel

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

Examples :

"The windmill's vanes turned slowly, catching the breeze and grinding the grain. "

Die Flügel der Windmühle drehten sich langsam, fingen die Brise ein und zermahlen das Getreide.

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Federfahne

The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

Examples :

"The bird's wings were covered in beautiful, intricate vanes. "

Die Flügel des Vogels waren mit wunderschönen, filigranen Federfahnen bedeckt.

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noun

Visier

A sight on a sextant or compass

Examples :

"The sailor carefully aligned the vanes on the sextant to measure the angle of the sun. "

Der Seemann richtete sorgfältig das Visier am Sextanten aus, um den Winkel der Sonne zu messen.

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Leitwerk, Flossen

One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile

Examples :

"The model rocket had small vanes attached to its tail to help it fly straight. "

Die Modellrakete hatte kleine Leitwerke an ihrem Heck, damit sie geradeaus fliegt.

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