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Noun: windsock  'wind,sók
  1. A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
    - wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue

Derived forms: wind socks, windsocks

Type of: visual signal

Encyclopedia: Windsock