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windsock

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: visual signal

History

Etymology

From wind + sock.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: windkous — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Bulgarian: ветропоказа́телен ръка́в (vetropokazátelen rǎkáv) — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Bulgarian: ветропоказа́телен чува́л (vetropokazátelen čuvál) — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Catalan: mànega de vent — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Danish: vindpose — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Dutch: windzak — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Finnish: tuulipussi — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • French: manche à air — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • French: manche à vent — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • German: Windsack — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Greek: ανεμούριο (anemoúrio) — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Italian: manica a vento — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Italian: calzino a vento — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Italian: calza a vento — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Italian: cono a vento — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Korean: 바람자루 (baramjaru) — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Māori: pīwari kai hau — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Polish: rękaw — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Portuguese: biruta — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Spanish: anemoscopio — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Spanish: manga de viento — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Spanish: cono de viento — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed
  • Spanish: manga catavientos — tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed