Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind.
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Examples for "vane"
Examples for "vane"
1Even a light vane of feathers fastened in the mizzen-rigging hung down.
2The burgomaster nodded and Hans took aim at the weather-vane and fired.
3This species of weather-vane which looked upon the pavement was the signboard.
4The captain also had blanket control of many of the sub-vane properties.
5A little way beyond the screen, again, stood the wind-vane and anemometer.
1Now Mr. Laurence is looking up at the sky and the weathercock.
2I can see that weathercock, on that large house near the park.
3Round came Sir John like the Blossholme weathercock on a gusty day.
4I once read about a very nice weathercock in 'Old Mother Goose.'
5Four times two is eight, and four-onthe weathercock, you know-istwelve.
1He saw the port admiral's house with its tower and fine gilded weathervane.
2Harlen was moving like a jerky weathervane in a strong wind.
3Even the old weathervane with the silhouette of Father Time against the sky.
4Above the spinning brass cock of the weathervane hung only a blank sky.
5The city hall burned right down until there was nothing left but the weathervane.
1The wind vane left here in the spring shows a predominance of wind from the S.W.
2The wind vane began to flutter and twirl.
3Velocity anemometers may again be subdivided into two classes, (1) those which do not require a wind vane or weathercock, (2) those which do.
4Wind vanes might be attached to this principle, and could be connected on favourable occasions.
5They regarded one another steadfastly, questioningly, and then he turned from her towards the Wind Vane office.
1Puffs of wind rustled my pages; the weather vane shuddered, clocked around.
2You can hardly name them unless you look at the weather vane.
3Her face turned toward Beatrice like an antique weather vane swinging around.
4The old weather vane with the bullet marks upon it is still preserved.
5Then I remembered that I had tied my horse to the weather vane.
6The curtain had acted as a weather vane,-thewind had hauled to the east.
7The cow was a weather vane, and the pillar an umbrella stand from Hungary.
8There were dents in the stabilizers and the gyroscope was spinning like a weather vane.
9Like the Rory bounce or the Sergio swagger, she's got her own subtle weather vane.
10The droid's head was swinging on his neck, back and forth like a weather vane.
11She could even see the top of the Hastings house with its antique rooster weather vane.
12And he was looking at the DuPree's weather vane when he watered the lawn last night.
13Our behaviour as atavistic consumers is treated as the weather vane for the whole economy and society.
14The toy windmill or weather vane shown in the sketch is made to represent a Blériot monoplane.
15Now the wizard on the weather vane of the highest tower turned and pointed to the west.
16It seems to us that Dr. Bush hands his students not a sword but a weather vane.
Translations for weather vane