wind vane

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wind vane - mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

vane, weather vane, weathervane

mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

weathercock - weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

wind tee - weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield

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