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blade: flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water weathervane: mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind a metal fin attached to the tail of a bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
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| Vane |
The web portion of the feather.
Ãâó: home.rochester.rr.com/thecaiques/glossary.htm
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| Vane |
A flat device that is affected by the wind. Vanes are used in wind direction indicators and some self steering gear systems.
Ãâó: www.terrax.org/sailing/glossary/gv.aspx
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| Vane |
A large, flat piece of material used to align a wind turbine rotor correctly into the wind. Usually mounted vertically on the tail boom. Sometimes called a Tail.
Ãâó: www.otherpower.com/glossary.html
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| Vane |
the flat, weblike part of a feather emerging from the shaft; there are two vanes per feather The vane of one flight feather overlaps the vane of the next feather.
Ãâó: www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/glossary.htm...
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