windsock

See also: wind sock

English

A windsock

Alternative forms

• wind sock

Etymology

wind +‎ sock

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, wind cone

Translations

tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed

• Afrikaans: windkous (af)
• Danish: vindpose c
• Finnish: tuulipussi (fi)

• French: manche à air (fr) f
• German: Windsack m
• Portuguese: biruta (pt) f

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• French: ^{(please verify)} cône (fr) m

See also

• weathercock
• weathervane, weather vane
• Winsock