windsock
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windsock
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From wind + sock.
noun windsocks · wind sock
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A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
Similar: air sock, air sleeve, air cone, wind cone, wind sleeve
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noun tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
| Español | manga de viento, cono de viento, manga catavientos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바람자루 baramjaru |
| Português | biruta |
| Français | manche à air, manche à vent |
| Deutsch | Windsack |
| Italiano | manica a vento, calzino a vento, calza a vento, cono a vento |
| Ελληνικά | ανεμούριο anemoúrio |
Talk about this word "windsock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/windsock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. windsock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/windsock "windsock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/windsock.Cite this
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title = {windsock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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