both gear and vane motors can be wind and water propelled.
Shear vane is a tool used to measure the shear strength of soil.
direction of flow
Wind vane
I used a wind vane to see what direction was the wind blowing to
No a wind vane measures or indicates wind direction.
There are some things to know about wind vanes. Don't get the wind vane confused with an anemometer because the anemometer measures wind speed. Though they are both used to the wind they have different functions. The wind vane is used for the wind direction, however, the wind vane is also called the weather vane.
Vane Featherston's birth name is Vane Featherstonhaugh.
Vane
Vane, as in a weather vane
Charles vane
The weather vane, also known as the wind vane, tells you which direction the wind is blowing.