Windsock
id:
windsock-189-10294685
title:
Windsock
text:
A windsock is a conical textile tube that resembles a giant sock. It can be used as a basic indicator of wind speed and direction, or as decoration. Windsocks are typically used at airports to show the direction and strength of the wind to pilots, and at chemical plants where there is risk of gaseous leakage. They are also sometimes located alongside highways at windy locations. At many airports, windsocks are externally or internally lit at night. Wind direction is the direction in which the wi
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Meteorological instrument
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsock
date created:
2003-01-08T06:25:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T07:30:11Z
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image:
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13
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