Vane

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NOUN

mechanical device attached to an elevated structure

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

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