vane

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

vane [vane vanes] BrE [veɪn] NAmE [veɪn] noun
a flat blade that is moved by wind or water and is part of the machinery in a ↑windmill, etc
•The windmill's sails are wooden vanes whose angle can be adjusted from inside the mill.
see also ↑weathervane

Word Origin:
late Middle English: dialect variant of obsolete fane ‘banner’, of Germanic origin.

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