首页英语词典vanevane英英释意

vane

英 [veɪn] 美[ven]
  • n. 叶片;[气象] 风向标;风信旗
  • n. (Vane)人名;(老)万;(塞、芬)瓦内;(英)文;(西)巴内

英英释意


1. flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
2. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
3. a metal fin attached to the tail of a bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it
4. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft