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wind indicator

American  
[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

  1. a large weather vane used at airports to indicate wind direction.


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Tucked inside the trunk’s compartments is a complete mahjong set — 144 tiles, four wooden rulers, dice and a wind indicator shaped like the brand’s iconic floral logo.

From New York Times

I tied a silk kata to a bamboo wand to serve as a wind indicator, while Breashears—using a bottle of red Kool-Aid as dye—marked a giant X in the snow at the center of the landing zone.

From Literature

In Carswell's control tower, the wind indicator hand shot up, indicated 91 m.p.h.

From Time Magazine Archive

He then arranges the whole lot in a perpendicular straight line in front of them all face downward, placing the box with the wind indicator still on top of it in any order he pleases.

From Project Gutenberg

The players then look at their indicators; the one drawing the East Wind indicator becomes East Wind, and occupies the seat marked by the wind box.

From Project Gutenberg