English

Alternative forms

• weathervane

Noun

weather vane ‎(plural weather vanes)

1. (countable) A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.
   • 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!

     From the graveyard gate one can count a dozen gayly painted farmhouses; the gilded weather-vanes on the big red barns wink at each other across the green and brown and yellow fields.

Synonyms

• weathercock

Related terms

• vane
• weather
• weathercock

See also

• windsock, wind sock

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