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weathercock

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weath·er·cock  (wr-kk)
n.
1. A weathervane, especially one in the form of a rooster.
2. One that is very changeable or fickle.
intr.v. weath·er·cocked, weath·er·cock·ing, weath·er·cocks
To have a tendency to veer in the direction of the wind. Used of an aircraft or a missile.
weathercock [ˈwɛðəˌkɒk]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a weather vane in the form of a cock
2. a person who is fickle or changeable
vb
(Engineering / Aeronautics) (intr) (of an aircraft) to turn or tend to turn into the wind
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.weathercockweathercock - weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
vane, weather vane, weathervane, wind vane - mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
Translations
weathercock [ˈweðəkɒk] N → veleta f
weathercock [ˈwɛðəˌkɒk] n → banderuola
weathercock [ˈwɛðəˌkɒk] n → banderuola


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He shot the weathercock off his own ridiculous gilded summerhouse.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
At length all this was devoutly believed; and the new sexton used to exhibit to the curious, for a trifling emolument, a good- sized piece of the church weathercock which had been accidentally kicked off by the aforesaid horse in his aerial flight, and picked up by himself in the churchyard, a year or two afterwards.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
Kutuzov no one spoke of, except some who abused him in whispers, calling him a court weathercock and an old satyr.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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