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Meaning
Noun
●
In Wind:
A
weather
vane.
●
In Wind:
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.
●
In Ornithology:
The
flattened
, web-like part of a
feather
,
consisting of
a
series
of
barbs
on either
side
of the shaft.
●
In Navigation:
A
sight
on a
sextant
or compass.
●
In Weapons:
One of the
metal
guidance
or
stabilizing
fins
attached
to the
tail
of a
bomb
or other missile.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
vane
English
fana
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Vortex
Rotor
Nozzle
Vein
Propeller
Impeller
Shaft
Blade
Rod
Turbine
Cylinder
Cowling
Piston
Orifice
Tube
Pipe
Blower
Inlet
Screw
Blades
Pulley
Pump
Baffle
Motor
Beam
Airfoil
Flange
Roller
Jet
Spindle
Plate
Coil
Volute
Diffuser
Nozzles
Deflector
Shallow
Plunger
Rotors
Projectile
Venturi
Chamber
Actuator
Axial
Compressor
Reflector
Cutter
Vainglorious
Egotistic
Wheel
Bearing
Disc
Spring
Diaphragm
Gasket
Bolt
Lever
Axle
Ducted Fan
More
Rhymes
Cane
Fane
Sane
Mane
Sain
Vain
Dane
Pane
Wane
Vane
Lain
Rein
Kane
Vein
Fain
Gain
Bain
Jane
Main
Bane
Jane
Wain
Lane
Pain
Rain
Crane
Amain
Thane
Reign
Seine
Wayne
Plane
Spain
Shane
Chain
Feign
Brane
Paine
Grain
Brain
Inane
Again
Swain
Drane
Slane
Deign
Stane
Drain
Maine
Slain
Twain
Plain
Skein
Stain
Train
Crain
Insane
Attain
Ordain
Belain
Domain
Urbane
Obtain
Atwain
Mcbain
Strain
Alkane
Arcane
Retain
Detain
Remain
Elaine
Regain
Blaine
Humane
Fusain
Sprain
Klaine
Sustain
Terrain
Pertain
Ingrain
Abstain
Chicane
Abthane
Demesne
Moraine
Unchain
Entrain
Astrain
Arraign
Ukraine
Profane
Refrain
Contain
Cocaine
Macbain
Detrain
Explain
Retrain
Enplane
Mundane
Restain
Germane
Bahrain
Romaine
Eucaine
Disdain
Inhumane
Complain
Restrain
Montseny
Overlain
Marocain
Maintain
Campaign
Ptomaine
Lorraine
Distrain
Champaign
Entertain
Underlain
Aquitaine
Mansplain
Constrain
Ascertain
Appertain
Champagne
Withstrain
Pertaining
Legerdemain
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