aspa — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
aspa is used for these senses in English:
- sail (nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
- vane 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.
sail — full definition
- noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
- verb To travel across water using wind power or, more generally, by boat or ship.
- verb To move smoothly and effortlessly through the air or through a situation.
vane — full definition
- noun A device mounted on a roof or pole that turns to show which way the wind is blowing.
- noun A flat blade mounted on an axis that is turned by, or used to turn, a moving fluid, as in a turbine or windmill.
- noun The flat, web-like part of a feather formed by the barbs on either side of the central shaft.