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Word: Vane
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: dialect variant of obsolete fane ‘banner’, of Germanic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
veɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a broad blade attached to a rotating axis or wheel which pushes or is pushed by wind or water and forms part of a machine or device such as a windmill, propeller, or turbine.
Short Definition:broad blade attached to rotating axis or wheel which pushes or is pushed by wind or water
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