vane

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noun

1. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure;
rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
• Syn:
weathervane, weather vane, wind vane
• Hypernyms:
mechanical device
• Hyponyms:
weathercock, wind tee
2. a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
• Hypernyms:
fin
• Part Holonyms:
missile, arrow
3. flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
• Syn:
blade
• Hypernyms:
rotating mechanism
• Hyponyms:
fan blade, impeller, paddle, rudder blade
• Part Holonyms:
propeller, propellor, helicopter, chopper, whirlybird,
eggbeater, windmill, aerogenerator, wind generator, turbine, oar
4. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
• Syn:
web
• Hypernyms:
blade
• Part Holonyms:
feather, plume, plumage
• Part Meronyms:
barb

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  web, blade, weathervane, weather vane, wind vane