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wind vane see weather vane .

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

vane A device for indicating the direction of wind. The standard exposure for wind vanes is on a mast at 10 m above unobstructed ground.

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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Â© The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

vane.
1. A narrow pennant or strip of bunting mounted on a spindle. It was flown at the masthead of a sailing vessel to indicate the direction of the wind, though in most modern yachts wind direction is transmitted from an electronic wind vane at the masthead to a dial in the cockpit. In square-riggers, where the helmsman was unable to see the mastheads because of the sails, a small vane, known as a dog-vane, was attached to a pike and placed on the weather side of the quarterdeck. The dog-vane usually consisted of thin strips of cork strung on a piece of twine and sometimes stuck round with feathers.

2. The sights of a variety of quadrants, by which altitudes were measured, were also known as vanes.

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