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Meanings of weathervane in English

Portuguese
cata-vento
Catalan
penell
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Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind.

cata-vento
Usage of weathervane in English
1
He saw the port admiral's house with its tower and fine gilded weathervane.
For my Country’s Freedom
2
Harlen was moving like a jerky weathervane in a strong wind.
Summer of Night
3
Even the old weathervane with the silhouette of Father Time against the sky.
In the King's name
4
Above the spinning brass cock of the weathervane hung only a blank sky.
The talisman
5
The city hall burned right down until there was nothing left but the weathervane.
The sun over breda
6
The weathervane only points one way: he's a bad boy.
The Guardian
7
The Talisman knew he had just seen the hotel's weathervane.
The talisman
8
The current meme was a unicorn weathervane whose hooves raced when the wind blew.
iD
9
He paused, noting the wind's direction as sunlight lanced off the Father Tyme weathervane.
Heart of oak
10
So we need no weathervane to tell us which way the wind is blowing.
The Scarecrow of Oz
11
Stables, and some kind of tower, a weathervane turning to flash in the sunlight.
Heart of oak
12
A rusted, rooster-shaped weathervane on the roof spun slowly and creakily with the wind.
Deadly
13
The place had a wraparound porch, stained-glass windows, and a chicken-shaped weathervane on the roof.
Ali’s Pretty Little Lies
14
How could his feelings about her weathervane so freely?
Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven
15
Don't forget to mend the weathervane on the barn.
Parnassus on Wheels
16
A weathervane spun right-left, left-right, caught in a crosswind.
The talisman
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Translations for weathervane
Catalan
penell
Weathervane through the time