Definitions for windsockˈwɪndˌsɒk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wind•sockˈwɪndˌsɒk(n.)
a tapered, tubular cloth vane, pivoted to catch the wind and swing freely so as to indicate the direction toward which the wind is blowing.
Category: Aeronautics
Origin of windsock:
1925–30
Princeton's WordNet
windsock, wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue(noun)
a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
Wiktionary
windsock(Noun)
a large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed; used especially at smaller airfields
Translations for windsock
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
windsock(noun)
a device for indicating the direction and speed of wind on an airfield.
- windkousAfrikaans
- جِهاز مَعْرِفَة إتجاه الرّيح وسُرْعَتِها في المَطارArabic
- ветропоказателBulgarian
- anemômetro / birutaPortuguese (BR)
- větrný rukávCzech
- der WindsackGerman
- vindposeDanish
- ανεμοδείκτηςGreek
- mangaSpanish
- tuulemõõdikEstonian
- بادسنجFarsi
- tuulipussiFinnish
- mancheà airFrench
- שַרווּל רוּחַHebrew
- हवाई ठिकानों में हवा की दिशा और गति बताने के लिए लगा यंत्रHindi
- vjetrometarCroatian
- szélzsákHungarian
- penunjuk anginIndonesian
- vindpoki/-hosaIcelandic
- (manica a vento)Italian
- 拭ｬしJapanese
- 바람개비Korean
- vėjarodisLithuanian
- vējkonussLatvian
- kon anginMalay
- windzakDutch
- vindpølseNorwegian
- rękawPolish
- بادسنجPersian
- باد سنجPashto
- indicador de ventoPortuguese
- indicator de vântRomanian
- ветровой конусRussian
- veterný rukávSlovak
- vetrna vrečaSlovenian
- pokazivač smera vetraSerbian
- vindstrutSwedish
- ถุงลมรูปกรวยติดปลายด้านหนึ่งไว้กับเสาเหมือนธง เพื่อแสดงทิศทางลมThai
- rüzgâr tulumuTurkish
- 機場風袋Chinese (Trad.)
- вітровказівникUkrainian
- باد نماUrdu
- 风向袋Chinese (Simp.)
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