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wind sock ThesaurusNoun | 1. | wind sock - a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the windair sock, air-sleeve, wind cone, wind sleeve, windsock, drogue, sockvisual signal - a signal that involves visual communication |
wind sock
wind sock[′win ‚säk] (engineering) wind cone wind sockA long, hollow tubelike device made of fabric mounted on a free-wheeling pivot. It turns in the direction from which the wind is blowing and indicates the approximate wind strength and direction. Also called a wind sleeve or a wind conewind sock
Synonyms for wind socknoun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mastSynonyms- air sock
- air-sleeve
- wind cone
- wind sleeve
- windsock
- drogue
- sock
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