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Weathervane

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A device for indicating wind direction.

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n. Alternative spelling of weather vane.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

Word Usage

"Just before the plane left the runway there was a gust of 52 mph that, hitting the plane's tail, caused it to "weathervane" - turn until its nose was pointed into the wind, investigators said."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

mechanical device

Hyponym

weathercock wind tee

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

weathercock vane cock

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