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vanes

noun
SayVAYNZ/veɪnz/

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of vane. Use it when you mean more than one.

    The wind turned the vanes of the old windmill.

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

vanes is a form of vane

vane, noun: A pointer that turns in the wind to show which way it is blowing. Full entry

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

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