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Weathercock
Meaning
Noun
●
In Wind:
A
weather vane
, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
●
One who
veers
with every change of current
opinion
; a
fickle
,
inconstant
person.
●
In American English, Canadian English & Wind:
A
kind of
wind
pump
whose
top
behaves
like a
weather vane
,
moving
with the
wind
direction
, but which also has a
wheel
attached
to
measure
wind
speed.
Verb
●
In Wind:
To
turn
upwind
because of the
difference
in water
pressure
on two sides.
●
In Wind:
To
veer
into the
direction
of the
oncoming
(relative) wind.
●
To
act
as a
weathercock
for.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Related
Windsock
Pendulum
Weather Vane
Wind Vane
Tail Dragger
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