vane
noun/veɪn/
/veɪn/
- a flat blade that is moved by wind or water and is part of the machines in a windmill, etc.
- The windmill’s sails are wooden vanes whose angle can be adjusted from inside the mill.
Word Originlate Middle English: dialect variant of obsolete fane ‘banner’, of Germanic origin.Want to learn more?
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