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wind•sock



Pronunciation: (wind'sok"), [key]
n.
a tapered, tubular cloth vane, open at both ends and having at the larger end a fixed ring pivoted to swing freely, installed at airports or elsewhere to indicate wind direction and approximate intensity. Also,wind' sock".Also called air sleeve, air sock, wind cone, wind' sleeve".

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