windsock (redirected from windsocks)

wind·sock  (wndsk)

n.

A tapered, open-ended sleeve pivotally attached to a standard, that indicates the direction of the wind blowing through it. Also called air sock, wind cone, wind sleeve.

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windsock

Noun

a cloth cone mounted on a mast, used esp. at airports to indicate the direction of the wind

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