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WEATHER COCK [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A [weather] vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • weather-cock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Plaque de métal qui, en tournant autour d'un axe vertical placé au sommet d'un édifice, indique, par son orientation, la direction du vent.

OBS

Girouette en forme de banderole, de flèche, de pennon, de coq.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
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