Definition of "vane" in English

noun

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.

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

4. (navigation) A sight on a sextant or compass.

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