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wind sock

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Noun1.wind sock - a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mastwind sock - a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication


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Runway markers, flashing lights, wind socks and weather vanes speed by.
The new shop was designed to look like a Second World War aircraft control tower and had a wind sock flying from the roof.
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