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vane
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/veɪn/
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vain
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vein
Noun
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Singular
vane
Plural
vanes
cat-shaped
weather vane
(1)
A
weather vane
.
A
vane
is a wide and thin piece of metal that is
mounted
along a rotating
axis
, that is turned by or used to turn a
fluid
.
Windmills
,
propellers
, or
turbines
uses
vanes
to
operate
.