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vanes

noun
SayVAYNZ/veɪnz/

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    noun
    Plural of vane.

    Steam rushing past the turbine's vanes spins the generator shaft.

    The wind turned the vanes of the old windmill.

vanes is a form of vane

vane, noun: A weather vane: a pivoting pointer that turns to show which way the wind is blowing. Full entry

Forms
vanevanes plural
Spelling
vane → vanes: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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