"windsock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: windsocks [plural], wind sock [alternative]
Etymology: From wind + sock. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wind|sock}} wind + sock Head templates: {{en-noun}} windsock (plural windsocks)
  1. (aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields. Synonyms (conical, open-ended tube that indicates wind direction): air sock, air sleeve, air cone, wind cone, wind sleeve Related terms: weathercock, weathervane, weather vane, Winsock, telltale Translations (tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed): windkous (Afrikaans), mànega de vent [feminine] (Catalan), vindpose [common-gender] (Danish), windzak [masculine] (Dutch), tuulipussi (Finnish), manche à air [feminine] (French), Windsack [masculine] (German), ανεμούριο (anemoúrio) [neuter] (Greek), manica a vento [feminine] (Italian), calzino a vento [masculine] (Italian), calza a vento [feminine] (Italian), cono a vento [masculine] (Italian), 바람자루 (baramjaru) (Korean), pīwari kai hau (Māori), rękaw [masculine] (Polish), biruta [feminine] (Portuguese), anemoscopio [masculine] (Spanish), manga de viento [feminine] (Spanish), cono de viento [masculine] (Spanish), manga catavientos [feminine] (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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