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weather vane

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noun

a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.

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RELATED WORDS

cock, vane, anemometer, weathercock, windsock

Nearby words

  1. weather signal,
  2. weather station,
  3. weather strip,
  4. weather the storm,
  5. weather tide,
  6. weather window,
  7. weather-beaten,
  8. weather-bound,
  9. weather-resistant,
  10. weather-strip

Origin of weather vane

First recorded in 1715–25
Also called vane, wind vane.
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British Dictionary definitions for weather-vane

weather vane

noun

a vane designed to indicate the direction in which the wind is blowing
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Word Origin and History for weather-vane

weather-vane

n.

also weathervane, 1721, from weather (n.) + vane.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper