Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind.
1The wind vane left here in the spring shows a predominance of wind from the S.W.
2The wind vane began to flutter and twirl.
3Velocity anemometers may again be subdivided into two classes, (1) those which do not require a wind vane or weathercock, (2) those which do.
4Wind vanes might be attached to this principle, and could be connected on favourable occasions.
5They regarded one another steadfastly, questioningly, and then he turned from her towards the Wind Vane office.
6She came upon him at last in a little gallery that ran from the Wind Vane Offices toward his state apartments.
7The little hill of 66 feet high behind us was soon named Wind Vane Hill, and there were other meteorological instruments there besides.
8Here we saw the weather screen on Wind Vane Hill, and a moment later turned a small headland and brought the hut in full view.
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