: a slat six feet by two inches used as a target in archery
also: a narrow strip of paper pasted vertically on a target face
4
: any of various pipelike devices
especially: the rigid tube between the hose and the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner
5
: a handheld device used to enter information (as from a bar code) into a computer
Example Sentences
The cashier used a wand to scan the bar code.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, slender stick, from Old Norse vǫndr; probably akin to Old English windan to wind, twist — more at wind entry 3