vane

Noun
  1. Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure;
    Rotates freely to show the direction of the wind (synset 104575355)
    is a type of: mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
    subtypes:
    • weathercock - weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
    • wind tee - weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield
    same as: weather vane, weathervane, wind vane
  2. A fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it (synset 104528079)
    is a type of: fin - a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
    is a part of:
    • arrow - a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
    • missile - a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
  3. Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water (synset 102851761)
    is a type of: rotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotates
    subtypes:
    • fan blade - blade of a rotating fan
    • impeller - the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)
    • paddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
    • rudder blade - the vertical blade on a rudder
    is a part of:
    same as: blade
  4. The flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft (synset 101900632)
    is a type of: blade - a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
    has: barb - one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
    is a part of: feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    same as: web

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