noun Download 🔗Share A weather vane Examples : "The weather vane spun in the wind, its vanes pointing north. " weather nature device environment architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " technology physics machine part energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " biology animal bird nature part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sight on a sextant or compass Examples : "The sailor carefully aligned the vanes on the sextant to measure the angle of the sun. " nautical sailing technology device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " military technology weapon part machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
