vanes
- plural of vane.
Example Sentences
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Demand is currently surging for these blades and vanes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The fixed vanes behind the fan can change pitch so that they almost close together, blocking the air stream and serving as that brake.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Navy identified as jet vanes for medium-range ballistic missiles.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Hansberry places her specimens under an acute social microscope, not so much for us to identify with, but to be considered timely vanes in the winds of change.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023
It had a huge bed and flowing white curtains—and, oddly, a small antique rocking horse and a collection of old weather vanes arranged on a large wooden desk.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
