windsock
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windsock — (n.) 1929, from WIND (Cf. wind) (n.1) + SOCK (Cf. sock) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
windsock — ► NOUN ▪ a light, flexible cylinder or cone mounted on a mast to show the direction and strength of the wind, especially at an airfield … English terms dictionary
windsock — [wind′säk΄] n. 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: also called wind sleeve … English World dictionary
Windsock — A windsock or wind cone is a conical textile tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed. Windsocks typically are used at airports and at chemical plants where there is risk of gaseous leakage. They are sometimes located… … Wikipedia
windsock — UK [ˈwɪndˌsɒk] / US [ˈwɪndˌsɑk] noun [countable] Word forms windsock : singular windsock plural windsocks a cloth tube fixed to a pole to show which way the wind is blowing … English dictionary
windsock — /wind sok /, n. 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. Also, wind sock. Also… … Universalium
windsock — wind|sock [ˈwındsɔk US sa:k] n a tube of material fastened to a pole at airports to show the direction of the wind … Dictionary of contemporary English
windsock — wind|sock [ wınd,sak ] noun count a cloth tube attached to a pole to show which way the wind is blowing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
windsock — n. cone shaped cloth sleeve hung so that it swings freely in the blowing wind thereby indicating in which direction the wind is blowing, air sock (as at an airport) … English contemporary dictionary
windsock — noun a light, flexible cylinder or cone mounted on a mast to show the direction and strength of the wind, especially at an airfield … English new terms dictionary
