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wind vane

wind vane noun: a vane turned by the wind, a weather vane.

Noun

wind vane (plural wind vanes)

  1. A vane turned by the wind, a weather vane.
    • Sail-like, the oast-house towers of Horsmonden seem almost to plough the rich soil of their Kentish hopfield like graceful yachts on a gently rolling sea. And sail-like, their wind vanes turn the angled cowls with the breeze to create a vacuum inside that draws up hot air to dry the hops on their...1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 227, photo caption

wind vane meaning in Tamil

wind vane in Tamil

காற்றாடிப் பட்டை, காற்றுத்திசைகாட்டி, காற்றுத்திசை மானி

Forms of wind vane

pluralwind vanes

Questions about wind vane

What does wind vane mean?
Wind vane means a vane turned by the wind, a weather vane.
What is wind vane in Tamil?
Wind vane in Tamil is காற்றாடிப் பட்டை, காற்றுத்திசைகாட்டி, காற்றுத்திசை மானி. See Wind vane meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wind vane?
Wind vane is a noun.
What is the plural of wind vane?
The plural of wind vane is wind vanes.

Words near wind vane in the dictionary

  1. wind turbine
  2. wind turbines
  3. wind up
  4. wind up one's bottoms
  5. wind ups
  6. wind vane
  7. wind vanes
  8. wind'ard
  9. wind-bell
  10. wind-bells
  11. wind-blown

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