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Windsock

A truncated cloth cone open at both ends and mounted on a freewheeling pivot that indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing.

Dictionary Term

Windsock

Definition

  • A truncated cloth cone open at both ends and mounted on a freewheeling pivot that indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing.

References

  • Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021