weather vane
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weather vane
- /ˈwɛð.ɚ veɪn/ US
- /ˈwɛð.ə veɪn/ UK
noun weather vanes · weather-vane · weathervane
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A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.
From the graveyard gate one can count a dozen gayly painted farmhouses; the gilded weather-vanes on the big red barns wink at each other across the green and brown and yellow fields.
Similar: vane, weathercock
- An indicator; something that reflects what the current situation is. Since Elaine Showalter's 1985 article on the topic, Ophelia has been singled out as a role that depends for its power on the expression of female sexual desire, and, because of this, one that acts as a weather vane for attitudes towards women's sexuality.
- A person or organization that changes their attitude and position based on the prevailing conditions rather than displaying any conviction. The man who changes with every wind of doctrine is not a thinker but a weather vane.
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noun a device showing the direction of the wind
| Español | veleta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 풍향계 punghyanggye |
| 日本語 | 風見鶏 kazamidori |
| 中文 | 風標 /风标 fēngbiāo |
| Português | cata-vento, ventoinha, catavento |
| Français | girouette |
| Deutsch | Wetterfahne, Windfahne |
| Italiano | banderuola, galletto segnavento |
| Ελληνικά | ανεμοδείκτης anemodeíktis |
| Română | giruetă |
| Русский | флю́гер fljúger |
| العربية | دَوَّارَة رِيَاح dawwārat riyāḥ |
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