A simple instrument to measure wind direction is an windsock. There is at least one at every airfield.
wind vane
A wind vane measures the direction of the wind.
An anemometer measures the wind speed, and a windvan measures wind direction.
A 'wind vane' measures direction
A weather vane measures the direction of the wind. It consists of a rotating arrow or figure mounted on a fixed vertical rod, aligned with the cardinal directions. The vane rotates freely to indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing.
An anemometer measures wind speed A wind vane shows the wind direction
An Anemometer measures the wind speed and the Wind Vane measures the direction of the wind.
The Anemometer measures wind speed, not wind direction. Wind Direction is measured by the wind vane.
Force.
Weather vane measures wind direction.
An anemometer is the instrument that measures wind direction using a wind vane.
wind vane