Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tapered fabric tube pivotally attached to a standard, that indicates the direction of the wind blowing through it.
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- noun a large,
conical , open-endedtube designed to indicatewind direction and relative windspeed ; used especially at smallerairfields
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
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Examples
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In the interview Spinrad described it as a giant "windsock," and notes that Gene Roddenberry (Trek's producer/creator) apologized that this was the best they could do with no budget left.
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That's bigger than the K-cup "windsock" launched by Selfridges department store in
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One only has to orient himself into the opposite direction of the wind as indicated by a windsock (on land) or a boat†™ s flag (over water).
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• A review-cum-sketch of the Folkestone Triennial – A Million Miles From Home, 27 June, page 11 – mentioned a film documenting Channel life, including a shot of "the archbishop of Canterbury, helping out at an archaeological dig along the coast, his hair a white, fluffy windsock in the distance".
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They were misreading it also out of an identical dismissive miscalculation: They noticed only a flapping windsock and not the incalculable gale behind it.
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Just think “stab yourself with the windsock or flag†and you†™ re going into the wind.
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• A review-cum-sketch of the Folkestone Triennial – A Million Miles From Home, 27 June, page 11 – mentioned a film documenting Channel life, including a shot of "the archbishop of Canterbury, helping out at an archaeological dig along the coast, his hair a white, fluffy windsock in the distance".
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Doing the right thing is easier when you don't need to check the political windsock to keep the campaign tacking towards re-election.
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