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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