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weather vane
noun
a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.
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| weather vane | |
| —n | |
| a vane designed to indicate the direction in which the wind is blowing | |
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Weather vane
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
The weather vane spins on a rod and points in the direction from which the wind comes.
Aside from the weather vane, his only known weather instrument was the thermometer.
The final effect was stately: a white building with a blue and white cupola topped by a weather vane.
Therefore, after liftoff he allowed the aircraft to weather vane toward the irrigation pipes.
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