skeg vs vane

skeg

noun
  • A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller. 

  • A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle. 

  • A look or glance. 

  • A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel. 

  • A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard. 

vane

noun
  • One of the metal guidance or stabilizing fins attached to the tail of a bomb or other missile. 

  • 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. 

  • A sight on a sextant or compass. 

  • The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. 

  • A weather vane. 

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