weather vane
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weather vane
n
(Physical Geography) a vane designed to indicate the direction in which the wind is blowing
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weath′er vane`
or weath′er•vane`,
n.
a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, to indicate the direction of wind.
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Noun | 1. | weather vane - mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles weathercock - weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster wind tee - weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield |
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