| NOUN | artifact | weather vane, weathervane, vane, wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure |
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| Meaning | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind. | |
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| Synonyms | weathervane, vane, wind vane | |
| Narrower | weathercock | weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster |
| wind tee | weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield | |
| Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
| Spanish | veleta | |
| Catalan | penell | |
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