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weather vane

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weather vane
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a vane designed to indicate the direction in which the wind is blowing
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Noun1.weather vaneweather vane - mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
vane, weathervane, wind vane
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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Bright shone the sun on battlement and tower, and in the blue air overhead a Hock of clattering jackdaws flew around the gilded weather vane and spire.
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