Meaning & use
vane
A flat blade or arrow that turns on a pole to show the direction of the wind.
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The weather vane on the barn roof spun sharply as the storm approached.
Engineers inspected each turbine vane for cracks before the wind farm reopened.
A note on using this word
Vane is often confused with 'vain' and 'vein,' which sound identical but have completely unrelated meanings.
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