HyperDic: wind_sock

English > 1 sense of the expression wind sock:
NOUNcommunicationwind sock, windsock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, droguea truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast
English > wind sock: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind.
Synonymswindsock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue
Broadervisual signalA signal that involves visual communication
Spanishcalcetín, manga de viento, manga veleta, paracaídas
Catalanmitjó

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