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Weather vane   /wˈɛðər veɪn/   Listen
Weather vane

noun
1.
Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind.  Synonyms: vane, weathervane, wind vane.





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"Weather vane" Quotes from Famous Books



... arms on the sill for a glimpse of the wide expanse of blue and silver, the cotton rag that served as a curtain flapped in my face. I pushed it aside and craned my neck north and south. The curtain had acted as a weather vane,—the wind had hauled ...
— The Veiled Lady - and Other Men and Women • F. Hopkinson Smith


Words linked to "Weather vane" :   wind tee, wind vane, weathervane, mechanical device, weathercock


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