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WIND CONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wind cone mean? 

WIND CONE (noun)
  The noun WIND CONE has 1 sense:

1. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the windplay

  Familiarity information: WIND CONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WIND CONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

air-sleeve; air sock; drogue; sock; wind cone; wind sleeve; wind sock; windsock

Hypernyms ("wind cone" is a kind of...):

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)


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