wind sock

A form of windsock — A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.

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Meanings

nounwind sock (plural wind socks)

plural wind socks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of windsock.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

Similar
windsocksockair sockair-sleevewind sleevewind conedrogue
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visual signal
Also see
air sockdroguesockwind conewind sleevewindsock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

wind sock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20sock

MLA

“wind sock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20sock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind sock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20sock.

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