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WEATHERVANE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
Synonyms:
vane; weather vane; weathervane; wind vane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("weathervane" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weathervane"):
weathercock (weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster)
wind tee (weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield)
