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wind sock

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  • noun At an airport, a conical shaped flag flying from a pole, used by pilots to gauge the direction and strength of the wind.

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  • noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

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synonyms (21)

Words with the same meaning

  1. anemograph
  2. anemometer
  3. anemometrograph
  4. anemoscope
  5. beacon
  6. beam
  7. cock
  8. fan marker
  9. flare path
  10. marker
  11. pylon
  12. racon
  13. radar beacon
  14. radio beacon
  15. vane
  16. weather vane
  17. weathercock
  18. wind cone
  19. wind indicator
  20. wind vane
  21. wind-speed indicator

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. visual signal

cross-references (3)

Cross-references

  1. weather vane
  2. weathercock
  3. weathervane

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