wind vane

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wind vane

noun wind vanes

A vane turned by the wind, a weather vane. Sail-like, the oast-house towers of Horsmonden seem almost to plough the rich soil of their Kentish hopfield like graceful yachts on a gently rolling sea. And sail-like, their wind vanes turn the angled cowls with the breeze to create a vacuum inside that draws up hot air to dry the hops on their sl

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@misc{wind_vane_2026,
  title = {wind vane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wind%20vane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}