单词	weathercock
释义	weathercock /ˈwɛðəkɒk / noun A weathervane in the form of a cockerel.ALL the city's weathervanes and banners and weathercocks held still.... The house contains a variety of window shapes, criss-crossing gables, beautiful Art Nouveau stained-glass windows, a corner turret with a weathercock (another one exists on top of the stables). She knew that she was getting nearer; the trees along the sides of the street began to look familiar, and she could almost recognize the old weathercock swinging on the roof. verb [no object] (Of a boat or aircraft) tend to turn to head into the wind: he sometimes has a problem with the boat weathercocking before she can gather way on a new tack... As usual, it weathercocked a little into the wind and I got some great footage of it coming down. The aircraft then weathercocked into wind and departed the runway. The original boat proved seaworthy, fast and able to carry large amounts of kit, but weathercocked more than was comfortable.
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