Noun
vane -
the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
web
blade the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
plumage ,
feather ,
plume turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls
vane -
a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
fin organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
missile a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
vane -
flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
blade
rotating mechanism a mechanism that rotates
propeller ,
propellor a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
helicopter ,
whirlybird ,
eggbeater ,
chopper an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
aerogenerator ,
wind generator ,
windmill generator that extracts usable energy from winds
turbine rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
oar an implement used to propel or steer a boat
fan blade blade of a rotating fan
impeller the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)
paddle a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
vane -
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
weathervane ,
weather vane ,
wind vane
mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
weathercock weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
