vane
Nouns
- (n) mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind weathervane, weather vane, wind vane,
- (n) a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
- (n) flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water blade,
- (n) the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft web,