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wind gauge

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wind gauge [wɪnd]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) another name for anemometer [1]
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a scale on a gun sight indicating the amount of deflection necessary to allow for windage
3. (Music / Instruments) Music a device for measuring the wind pressure in the bellows of an organ
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Noun1.wind gauge - a gauge for recording the speed and direction of windwind gauge - a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
gauge, gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
Translations
wind gauge nanemometro


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Wind gauges, set up to measure wind power in the Ayios Theodoros area, were destroyed because residents felt the operation of wind farms would cause real estate prices to fall.
A wind gauge near Point Mugu recorded the 65-mph gust, while the Malibu hills saw a blast of 57 mph early Sunday morning.
Wind gauges are still unreliable in very light and very heavy winds.
 
 
 
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