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aletta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • vane noun A device mounted on a roof or pole that turns to show which way the wind is blowing.

Senses

aletta is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • vane (weaponry) One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile.

vane — full definition

  1. noun A device mounted on a roof or pole that turns to show which way the wind is blowing.
  2. 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.
  3. noun The flat, web-like part of a feather formed by the barbs on either side of the central shaft.

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