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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
2. 2
   a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

air sockwind conewind sleeveair coneair sleeveair sock

Example

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"If you want to know which direction the wind is blowing, just look at the windsock."

Etymology

From wind + sock.

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