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Noun Concept

Categories: Ancient inventions, Greek inventions, Wind, Hellenistic engineering, Meteorological instrumentation and equipment

weathervane weather vane vane wind vane weather cock

Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind WordNet 3.0

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Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind. Wikipedia

Meteorological instrumentation used for showing the direction of the wind Wikidata

A movable device attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind. OmegaWiki

A wind indicator with the form of a cock. OmegaWiki

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

A device showing the direction of the wind. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

mechanical device

meteorological instrumentation

PART OF

HAS KIND

apparent wind indicator

HAS INSTANCE

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

DIFFERENT FROM

hammer

SAID TO BE THE SAME AS

USE

USED BY

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane

Wikipedia

weather vane

Wikidata

weather vane

Wiktionary

weather vane

OmegaWiki

weather cock, weather vane, weathercock, weathervane

Wikipedia Redirections

weather-vane, weather cock, weathervane, wind direction indicator, wind vane, Wind veins, Windvane, world's largest weather vane

Wikidata Alias

weather-vane, weathervane, wind-vane, wind vane, windvane