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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of anemometer in which a wind-vane carries a short tube opening freely to receive the wind. The pressure of the wind is communicated through a tube to a distant indicator or manometer where it is observed, or recorded. Specifically, the device invented by Lander.
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