windsock
nounEtymology From wind + sock.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
- Synonyms
- air sock, air sleeve, air cone, wind cone, wind sleeve
- Related terms
- weathercock, weathervane, weather vane, Winsock, telltale