Weather vane

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Spelling variants 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Related terms 1.1.4 Translations

English

Noun

Singular weather vane

Plural weather vanes

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A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.

Spelling variants

• weatervane

Synonyms

• weathercock

Related terms

• vane
• weather
• weathercock

Translations

• German: Wetterfahne f.

it:weather vane