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vane
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
vane
(noun)
weather vane
(noun)
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vane
/
ˈ
veɪn/
noun
plural
vanes
vane
/
ˈ
veɪn/
noun
plural
vanes
Learner's definition of VANE
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1
:
weather vane
2
:
a thin, flat or curved object that is attached to a wheel and that moves when air or water pushes it
the
vanes
of a windmill
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