anemometer

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There's an oil rig out in the Gulf in Ike's path reporting 99 knot winds, but that may be slightly exaggerated because the anemometer is at about 400 'off the water.

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  1. noun An instrument for measuring wind force and velocity.

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  • Beyond it stood a weathercock topped with a collection of whirring instrumentation-anemometer, thermometer, barometer cyclonometer. —  J
  • Winds were recorded to 114 mph at the Corvallis Airport before the anemometer was destroyed.
  • Another anemometer has been in place near the county landfill for six months, said alternative-energy expert Eric Westerhoff. —  The Vail Trail - All Sections
  • There's an oil rig out in the Gulf in Ike's path reporting 99 knot winds, but that may be slightly exaggerated because the anemometer is at about 400 'off the water. —  Latest Articles
  • The anemometer was destroyed, and it is possible more extreme winds occurred. —  Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories
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  1. = French anémomètre, from Greek ἂνεμος, wind, + μέτρον, measure: see meter.
 

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/ænɛˈmɑmɛtər/
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