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Meanings of
vanes
in inglés
portugués
rémige
español
remera
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Aerodynamic stabilization of arrows or darts with materials such as feathers.
arrowsmith
fletching
español
remera
Usage of
vanes
in inglés
1
The weather
vanes
throughout the country had evidently entered into a conspiracy.
2
These chance bits of biography are
weather
-
vanes
of the mind of Democritus.
3
Lynceos and Idas, stay on your
vanes
and take the first watch.
4
I now believe that none of the
vanes
could have been in operation.
5
From
vanes
we learned the avenues don't run north and south, but N.N.E.
6
Six projectors controlled by computers sweep the
vanes
across the night.
7
Rows of electrostatic collection devices lined each of five colossal
vanes
.
8
Centered among the blue, purple, and vermilion
vanes
was a star.
9
The starship had seven
vanes
of energy acting somewhat like sails.
10
The
vanes
swept them toward the pinhole in the velvet masking.
11
Boys are like
weather
-
vanes
,
you never can tell what way they're going next!
12
Behind Bellacorick power station the
vanes
of the wind farm are to be seen.
13
While I considered the question, two more weather
vanes
popped out of the ridgepole.
14
The
vanes
and shafts of the feathers can be seen by the naked eye.
15
The sound of his great
vanes
pressing and dividing the air was plainly audible.
16
With these
vanes
locked, the bikes flew as one, though either rider could steer.
Other examples for "vanes"
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vanes
vane
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
have vanes
gilded vanes
believe the vanes
colossal vanes
control vanes
More collocations
Translations for
vanes
portugués
rémige
español
remera
remeras
emplumado
Vanes
through the time
Vanes
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common