weather vane

Noun

Meaning

weather vane (plural weather vanes)

A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.
Synonyms: vane, weathercock

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

weather-vane

Synonyms

anemometer vane barograph aneroid barometer weathercock anemoscope weatherglass anemograph anemometrograph barometrograph

Hypernyms

mechanical device

Examples

College President Phil Hanlon announced today that Dartmouth will remove and replace Baker Tower’s weather vane, which currently bears an image of a Native American. Source: Internet

Students and alumni petitioned Dartmouth to take down the weather vane, which they said depicted racist stereotypes of Native Americans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

weather system weather table weather the storm weather-associated weather-battered weather-beaten