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WIND INDICATOR [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
DEF

A device used to indicate the direction of the wind, consisting of a tapered fabric sleeve shaped like a truncated cone whose base contains a metal ring which can swing around a mast.

OBS

Windsocks were originally used by airfields so pilots could see which way the wind was blowing. Today you can find them in gardens, on boats and even car antennas[, etc.]

OBS

wind direction indicator: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

wind direction indicator; wind cone; wind sleeve; windsock: terms standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

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

Dispositif indiquant la direction du vent et constitué par un tronc de cône en étoffe dont la base comporte un anneau métallique mobile autour d'un mât.

CONT

L'indicateur de direction du vent [...] Il est recommandé [...] qu'il soit construit de manière à donner une indication nette de la direction du vent à la surface et une indication générale de la vitesse du vent [...]

OBS

boudin : argot des aviateurs; biroute : argot militaire.

OBS

indicateur de direction du vent : terme normalisé par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne et uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

indicateur de direction du vent; manche à vent : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Señales e iluminación (Transporte aéreo)
DEF

Dispositivo para señalar la dirección del viento.

OBS

Consiste en un cono truncado de tela cuya base mayor es un anillo metálico que gira en torno a un mástil vertical.

OBS

indicador de dirección del viento: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2012-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Outfitting of Ships
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A small piece of bunting or a thin piece of sheet metal carried at the truck, free to rotate on a spindle... It indicates the direction of the wind.

OBS

fly, wind indicator: terms also used in sailing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armement et gréement
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Appareil pivotant qui, en tête de mât, indique le vent apparent.

OBS

girouette : terme employé aussi à la voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y aparejos (Transporte por agua)
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
  • Vela y navegación de placer
DEF

Dispositivo utilizado para indicar la dirección desde la que sopla el viento.

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