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View synonyms for windsock
windsock
or wind sock
[ wind-sok ]
noun
- a tapered, tubular cloth vane, open at both ends and having at the larger end a fixed ring pivoted to swing freely, installed at airports or elsewhere to indicate wind direction and approximate intensity.
windsock
/ ˈwɪndˌsɒk /
noun
- a truncated cone of textile mounted on a mast so that it is free to rotate about a vertical axis: used, esp at airports, to indicate the local wind direction Also calledair sockdroguewind sleevewind cone
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