The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
Synonyms: weathervane, weather vane, vane
wind vane
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- anemovane (engineering)
- anemoscope
- pitot-tube anemometer (engineering)
- nine-light indicator (engineering)
- vectopluviometer (engineering)
- weather vane (instrument – in meteorology)
- Self-Steering
- vane
- John Hector Cutten (parapsychology)
- Weather for Children: All About Wind & Clouds (Science & Technology Film)
- wind (in meteorology)
- Trade Winds
- meteorology (branch of science)
- Weather observations (meteorology and climatology)
