Vane Definition

vān
vanes
noun
vanes
A weathervane.
American Heritage
A flat piece of metal, strip of cloth, etc. set up high to swing with the wind and show which way it is blowing; weather vane.
Webster's New World
Any of several flat or curved pieces set around an axle and rotated about it by moving air, water, etc. [the vanes of a windmill], or mechanically rotated to move the air or water [the vanes of a turbine] or to compress the air [the vanes of a supercharger]
Webster's New World
A target set to slide on a leveling rod, for use in surveying.
Webster's New World
The flat part of a feather with barbs; web.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Vane

Noun

Singular:
vane
Plural:
vanes

Origin of Vane

  • Middle English fane, vane from Old English fana flag pan- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English fana, from Proto-Germanic *fanô.

    From Wiktionary

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