vanes

Meanings

Noun

• mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
• a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
• flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
• the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
• plural of vane

Synonyms

blade, vane, weather vane, weathervane, web, wind vane