noun. A weathervane.

noun. 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 moved by or used to move a fluid.

noun. The flattened, weblike part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.

noun. undefined

noun. The movable target on a leveling rod.

noun. A sight on a quadrant or compass.

noun. One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.

noun. A flag or pennon.—

noun. A weathercock; a device which is moved by the wind in such a manner as to show the wind's direction; a weathervane.

noun. A device used on shipboard to answer the purpose of a weathercock: generally called dogvane.

noun. A device similar to a weather-vane, attached to an axis, and having a surface exposed to a moving current, as in an anemometer or a water-meter.

noun. In ornithology, the web of a feather on either side of the shaft; the pogonium; the vexillum. Also used of an arrow. See feather, and cuts under aftershaft and penciling.

noun. One of the plates or blades of a windmill, a screw propeller, and the like. See cuts under screw propeller (under screw), and smoke-jack.

noun. In surveying-instruments: A horizontal piece of wood or metal slipping on a levelingstaff.

noun. A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves freely.

noun. Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by the wind; ; hence, a similar fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid.

noun. The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

noun. One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc.

noun. Same as Target, 3.

noun. A weather vane.

noun. 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.

noun. The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.

noun. A sight on a sextant or compass.

noun. One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.

noun. flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

noun. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

noun. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

noun. a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it

"My contribution in that "vane" is to express the hope that more Canadian companies will view the electricity building in the air as an exciting indicator of the numerous opportunities emerging for global business, and not of the static kind."

weathervane  

blade  fin  

Alane  Aquitaine  Ayn  Bahrain  Biscayne  

rotor  stator  turbine  weathercock  

beard  feather