Meaning Of The Word Windsock

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windsock
countable noun: A windsock is a device, consisting of a tube of cloth mounted on a pole, that is used at airports and airfields to indicate the direction and force of the wind.

windsock in American English
a long, cone-shaped cloth bag, open at both ends and attached to the top of a mast, as at an airfield, to show wind direction
noun: a tapered, tubular cloth vane, open at both ends and having at the larger end a fixed ring pivoted to swing freely, installed at airports or elsewhere to indicate wind direction and approximate intensity

windsock in British English
noun: a truncated cone of textile mounted on a mast so that it is free to rotate about a vertical axis: used, esp at airports, to indicate the local wind direction

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