VANE
/veɪn/
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
V(4) A(1) N(1) E(1)
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Definition
/veɪn/
noun
- A weather vane
- 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
- The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
- A sight on a sextant or compass
- One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile
Source: Wiktionary
