wind gauge

American  

[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

1. anemometer.

2. a scale on the rear sight of a rifle by which the sight is adjusted to correct for windage.

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wind gauge British  

/ wɪnd /

noun

1. another name for anemometer

2. a scale on a gun sight indicating the amount of deflection necessary to allow for windage

3. music a device for measuring the wind pressure in the bellows of an organ

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Etymology

Origin of wind gauge

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

Then the gun was heard for the Southern Section Division 4 100-meter race and the wind gauge hit 3.3.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2023

He installed a wind gauge on the roof that would sound an alarm in his bedroom, alerting him whenever the lawn risked being desiccated by a breeze.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2023

A wind gauge flutters over the landfall facility of the Baltic Sea gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 in Lubmin, Germany, September 19, 2022.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2022

The island’s wind gauge ″blew out at 105, so it could have been higher,″ he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2021

He had made himself into a wind gauge and had no purpose when the air was still.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times