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Wind vane

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Noun
  1. 1
    A vane turned by the wind, a weather vane.

    "Sail-like, the oast-house towers of Horsmonden seem almost to plough the rich soil of their Kentish hopfield like graceful yachts on a gently rolling sea. And sail-like, their wind vanes turn the angled cowls with the breeze to create a vacuum inside that draws up hot air to dry the hops on their slatted floor below. This is the Garden of England, and the village is surrounded by orchards and pastures, as well as hopfields - […]."

  2. 2
    mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind wordnet

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