A tapered, open-ended sleeve pivotally attached to a standard, that indicates the direction of the wind blowing through it. Also called air sock, wind cone; Also called wind sleeve.
windsock
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wind·sock (wĭnd'sŏk')  |
| WordNet: air sock |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction
Synonyms: air sleeve, wind sock, wind sleeve
| Wikipedia: Windsock |
Not to be confused with Winsock.
A windsock or wind cone is a conical textile tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed. Windsocks typically are used at airports and at chemical plants where there is risk of gaseous leakage. They are sometimes located alongside highways at windy locations.
Wind direction is the opposite of the direction in which the windsock is pointing (note that wind directions are conventionally specified as being the compass point from which the wind originates; so a windsock pointing due north indicates a southerly wind). Windspeed is indicated by the windsock's angle relative to the mounting pole; in low winds, the windsock droops; in high winds it flies horizontally.
Per FAA standards referenced below, a 15 knot (17mph) wind will fully extend the windsock. A 3 knot (3.5mph) breeze will cause the windsock to orient itself according to the wind.
At many airports windsocks are lighted at night, either by flood lights on top surrounding it or with one mounted on the pole shining inside it.
See also
- Anemometer - a device for measuring wind speed
- Weather vane - a device for indicating wind direction
- Air sock
- Koinobori - Japanese decorative fish shaped windsocks
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- FAA Specification for Wind Cone Assemblies FAA Advisory Circular 150/5345-27D (PDF 447KB)
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| Translations: Windsock |
Français (French)
n. - manche à air
Deutsch (German)
n. - Windsack
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανεμοδούρι
Italiano (Italian)
manica a vento
Português (Portuguese)
n. - um pedaço de pano que, preso a um ferro, indica a direção do vento
Русский (Russian)
ветровой конус
Español (Spanish)
n. - manga veleta, cono de viento
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vindstrut
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
风向袋
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 風向袋
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مخروط الريح مستعمل ليدل على اتجاه الريح
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שרוול-רוח (להצגת כיוון הרוח בשדה-תעופה וכו')
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