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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.
Also,
weath·er·vane.
Also called
vane
,
wind vane
.
Origin:
1715–25
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weather vane
—
n
a vane designed to indicate the direction in which the wind is blowing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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