WIND VANE

I. (noun)

Meaning:

Mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

Synonyms:

vane; weather vane; weathervane; wind vane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wind vane"):

weathercock (weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster)

wind tee (weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield)