WIND SOCK

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Synonyms:

air-sleeve; air sock; drogue; sock; wind cone; wind sleeve; wind sock; windsock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("wind sock" is a kind of...):

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)

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