weathervanenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈweð.ə.veɪn/us/ˈweð.ɚ.veɪn/a metal object, usually with a part shaped like an arrow, that is put on top of a high building and turns to show which way the wind is blowing from
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- draught
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- northeasterly
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- wind gauge
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