vane
11Vane — vane, vanne nf ruelle, petite rue Centre de la France …
12vane — [veın] n [: Old English; Origin: fana flag ] a flat blade that is moved by wind or water to produce power to drive a machine …
13vane — [ veın ] noun count a long flat blade designed to be moved by wind or water, especially in order to provide power for a machine …
14vane — wind indicator, early 15c., southern England alteration (see V (Cf. V)) of FANE (Cf. fane) …
15vane — ► NOUN 1) a broad blade attached to a rotating axis or wheel which pushes or is pushed by wind or water, forming part of a device such as a windmill, propeller, or turbine. 2) a weathervane. 3) a projecting surface designed to guide the motion of …
16Vane — [vān] Sir Henry ( or Harry) 1613 62; Eng. Puritan statesman: colonial governor of Mass. (1636 37) …
17vane — A thin plate that is affixed to a rotatable unit to either throw off air or liquid, or to receive the thrust imparted by moving air or liquid striking the vane. In the first case it would be acting as a pump and in the second case as a turbine.… …
18vane — vaned, adj. vaneless, adj. /vayn/, n. 1. See weather vane. 2. a blade, plate, sail, etc., in the wheel of a windmill, to be moved by the air. 3. any of a number of blades or plates attached radially to a rotating drum or cylinder, as in a turbine …
19Vane — /vayn/, n. Sir Henry (Sir Harry Vane), 1613 62, British statesman and author. * * * (as used in expressions) King William Rufus de Vane Vane Sir Henry Sir Henry Vane the Younger * * * …
20vane — hy·dro·vane; para·vane; pa·vane; vane; …
