Vane

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Noun

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /veɪn/

Homophones

• vain
• vein

Noun

Singular vane

Plural vanes

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A weathervane. 

1. 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.
2. The flattened, weblike part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.
3. A sight on a sextant or compass.
4. One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.

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