windsock

See also: wind sock

English

Alternative forms

wind sock

Etymology

From wind +‎ sock.

Noun

windsock (plural windsocks)

(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.

Synonyms

(conical, open-ended tube that indicates wind direction): air sock, wind cone, wind sleeve

Translations

tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed

Afrikaans: windkous (af)
Catalan: mànega de vent f
Danish: vindpose c
Dutch: windzak (nl) m
Finnish: tuulipussi (fi)
French: manche à air (fr) f
German: Windsack (de) m
Greek: ανεμούριο (el) n (anemoúrio)
Italian: manica a vento (it) f, calza del vento (it) f, cono del vento (it) m
Korean: 바람자루 (ko) (baramjaru)
Polish: rękaw (pl) m
Portuguese: biruta (pt) f
Spanish: anemoscopio (es) m, manga de viento f, cono de viento m

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French: ^{(please verify)} cône (fr) m