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vanes

/veɪnz/

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noun

Veleta

Examples :

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

La veleta giraba en el viento, sus aspas apuntando al norte.

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Aspas, paletas

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. "

Las aspas del molino de viento giraban lentamente, atrapando la brisa y moliendo el grano.

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Vana

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. "

Las alas del pájaro estaban cubiertas de hermosas e intrincadas vanas.

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Mira

A sight on a sextant or compass

Examples :

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

El marinero alineó cuidadosamente la mira en el sextante para medir el ángulo del sol.

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Aletas, aletines

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. "

El cohete modelo tenía pequeños aletines unidos a su cola para ayudarlo a volar recto.

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