noun🔗ShareA weather vane"The weather vane spun in the wind, its vanes pointing north. "weathernaturedeviceenvironmentarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny 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 windmill's vanes turned slowly, catching the breeze and grinding the grain. "technologyphysicsmachinepartenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft"The bird's wings were covered in beautiful, intricate vanes. "biologyanimalbirdnaturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sight on a sextant or compass"The sailor carefully aligned the vanes on the sextant to measure the angle of the sun. "nauticalsailingtechnologydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile"The model rocket had small vanes attached to its tail to help it fly straight. "militarytechnologyweaponpartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
