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  • vane — /veɪn / (say vayn) noun 1. a flat piece of metal, or some other device fixed upon a spire or other elevated object in such a way as to move with the wind and indicate its direction; a weathercock. 2. a similar piece, or sail, in the wheel of a… …  

  • vane — n. 1 (in full weather vane) a revolving pointer mounted on a church spire or other high place to show the direction of the wind (cf. WEATHERCOCK). 2 a blade of a screw propeller or a windmill etc. 3 the sight of surveying instruments, a quadrant …   Useful english dictionary

  • Harriet Vane — Harriet Deborah Vane, later Lady Peter Wimsey, is a fictional character in the works of British writer Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 ndash;1957). Vane, a mystery writer, initially meets Lord Peter Wimsey when she is tried for poisoning her lover (… …   Wikipedia

  • Backstaff — Not to be confused with Ballastella. Davis quadrant from the beginning of the 18th century The backstaff or back quadrant is a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, in particular the sun or moon. When… …   Wikipedia

  • Quadrant (instrument) — Ptolemy using a quadrant A quadrant is an instrument that is used to measure angles up to 90°. It was originally proposed by Ptolemy as a better kind of astrolabe.[1] Several different variations of the instrument were later produced by medieval… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Good Luck Charlie episodes — The following is a list of episodes of the Disney Channel original series, Good Luck Charlie. The series revolves around Teddy Duncan (Bridgit Mendler), a teenage girl who makes video diaries about her family for baby sister Charlie (Mia… …   Wikipedia

  • Alidade — An alidade (archaic forms include alhidade, alhidad, alidad) is a device that allows one to sight a distant object and use the line of sight to perform a task. This task can be, for example, to draw a line on a plane table in the direction of the …   Wikipedia

  • Jacob's staff — with four transom For the plant known as the ocotillo, sometimes called the Jacob s staff, see ocotillo. The Jacob s staff, also called a cross staff, a ballastella, a fore staff, or a balestilha is used to refer to several things. This can lead… …   Wikipedia

  • BMP-1 — at US Bolling Air Force Base, 1 October 1986. Type Infantry fighting vehicle Place of origin …   Wikipedia

  • Archery — competition in West Germany in the early 1980s …   Wikipedia

  • PT-76 — Infobox Weapon|is vehicle=yes name=PT 76 caption=PT 76 on display near the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev. type=Amphibious Light Tank origin=flagcountry|Soviet Union service=16 August 1952 present used by=See Operators wars=See Combat… …   Wikipedia

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