wind vane

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Origin of wind vane

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First recorded in 1715–25

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How to use wind vane in a sentence

  • With the exception of the wind-vane, which was blown a few yards into the tussock, nothing was damaged.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • It blew a moderate wind, and the party sailed up and down the river for a considerable time.A wind-vane on a boat.

    Astronomical Discovery | Herbert Hall Turner
  • A common wind vane on a neighboring church steeple or flagstaff will usually serve sufficiently well for ordinary use.

  • The position of the moving contact A, Fig. 1, is controlled by the wind vane.

  • Sharpen one end of this rod and mount a brass wind vane on the other end.