vane vs ventilator

vane

noun
  • A weather vane. 

  • 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. 

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

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

ventilator

noun
  • A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air. 

  • A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently. 

  • Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation. 

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