windsock
USWIND-sahk/ˈwɪndˌsɑk/UKWIND-sok/ˈwɪndˌsɒk/
Pluralwindsocks
- 1A cloth tube shaped like a cone that fills with air to show which way the wind is blowing.
Like a flag that puffs up with air and leans the way the wind blows.
The orange windsock at the airfield was pointing straight out in the strong wind.
Pilots check the windsock before landing to see where the wind is coming from.
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Origin
It comes from the words "wind" and "sock" joined together.