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wind vane
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wind vane - mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the windvane, weather vane, weathervanemechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principlesweathercock - weathervane with a vane in the form of a roosterwind tee - weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield |
wind vane
wind vane: see weather vaneweather vane
or wind vane,
instrument used to indicate wind direction. It consists of an asymmetrically shaped object, e.g., an arrow or a rooster, mounted at its center of gravity so it can move freely about a vertical axis.
..... Click the link for more information. .wind vane[′win ‚vān] (engineering) An instrument used to indicate wind direction, consisting basically of an asymmetrically shaped object mounted at its center of gravity about a vertical axis; the end which offers the greater resistance to the motion of air moves to the downwind position; the direction of the wind is determined by reference to an attached oriented compass rose. wind vaneA device to indicate wind direction. A wind vane always points into the wind. It works on the principle of weathercocking. See weather vane.MedicalSeevanewind vane
Synonyms for wind vanenoun mechanical device attached to an elevated structureSynonyms- vane
- weather vane
- weathervane
Related Words- mechanical device
- weathercock
- wind tee
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