Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for ascertaining the velocity and force of wind; an anemometer. See
anemometer . - noun An apparatus or contrivance for measuring or indicating the amount of the pressure of the wind in the wind-chest of an organ.
- noun Milit., a graduated attachment to the sights of a firearm or cannon by which allowance can be made, in aiming, for the effect of the wind upon the projectile.
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Examples
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The storm signal, set by the Weather Bureau, was torn to shreds and the wind-gage hurled into the sky as it registered eighty-two miles an hour.
The One Woman Thomas Dixon 1905
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Naval tactics consisted solely in getting the wind-gage for archery purposes.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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[1] "The water in Dr Lind's wind-gage was depressed 8-10ths of an inch at times."
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784
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[1] "In the midst of this heavy gale, I tried Dr Lind's wind-gage, and the water in it was depressed by the force of the wind 45/100 of an inch."
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784
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Obamy woke up this morning with an Epiphany: "Gee, I'm not in Chicago anymore … 'Chell, turn up the thermostat and check the wind-gage, I got president'n to do!"
Sweetness & Light 2009
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