English Explanatory Dictionary

windsock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.

Word forms

windsock windsocks wind sock

Etymology

From wind + sock.

Synonyms

air sock air sleeve air cone wind cone wind sleeve

Related words

weathercock weathervane weather vane Winsock telltale
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