noun🔗ShareGirouetteA weather vane"The weather vane spun in the wind, its vanes pointing north. "La girouette tournait dans le vent, ses pales pointant vers le nord.weathernaturedeviceenvironmentarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAubes, ailettesAny 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. "Les aubes de l'éolienne tournaient lentement, captant la brise et broyant le grain.technologyphysicsmachinepartenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarbeThe 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. "Les ailes de l'oiseau étaient couvertes de barbes magnifiques et complexes.biologyanimalbirdnaturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMireA sight on a sextant or compass"The sailor carefully aligned the vanes on the sextant to measure the angle of the sun. "Le marin a soigneusement aligné la mire sur le sextant pour mesurer l'angle du soleil.nauticalsailingtechnologydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAilerons, empennageOne 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. "La fusée modèle avait de petits ailerons fixés à sa queue pour l'aider à voler droit.militarytechnologyweaponpartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
