vane

1. A weather vane.

2. Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.

   Flügel, Schaufel, Drehflügel

   ло́пастьlópastʹ

3. The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.

   Fahne, Federfahne, Vexillum

   the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft

4. A sight on a sextant or compass.

5. One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.

   стабилизаторstabilizator

   a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it

1. Many a layman confuse vane with vain.

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2. The wind blew the weather vane off the roof.

   ruС крыши ветром сорвало флюгер.

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3. That guy is a real weather vane: he constantly changes his mind.

   ruЭтот тип точно как флюгер, все время меняет свое мнение.

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4. The weather vane points north.

   ruФлюгер указывает на север.

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5. Mounted on the wind vane support is an anemometer, an instrument for measuring the velocity of the wind.

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