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wind cone
wind cone W0167300 (wĭnd)n. See windsock.wind cone (wɪnd) n1. (Aeronautics) another name for windsock2. (Physical Geography) another name for windsockThesaurusNoun | 1. | wind cone - a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the windair sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind sock, windsock, drogue, sockvisual signal - a signal that involves visual communication |
wind cone
wind cone[′win ‚kōn] (engineering) A tapered fabric sleeve, shaped like a truncated cone and pivoted at its larger end on a standard, for the purpose of indicating wind direction; since the air enters the fixed end, the small end of the cone points away from the wind. Also known as wind sleeve; wind sock. wind coneWind cone.A free-rotating fabric-truncated cone that when subjected to air movement indicates wind direction and wind force. On approach charts, the wind cone is shown as. Also called a cone, sock, or wind sock.MedicalSeeconewind cone Related to wind cone: windsockSynonyms for wind conenoun a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mastSynonyms- air sock
- air-sleeve
- wind sleeve
- wind sock
- windsock
- drogue
- sock
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