windsock
English
noun
Definitions
- (aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
Etymology
Compound from English wind (curve, coil, bend) + English sock.
Origin
English
sock
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atwind English
- autowind English
- backwind English
- bedsock English
- bergwind English
- bewind English
- brasswind English
- breakwind English
- counterwind English
- crosswind English
- downwind English
- driftwind English
- enwind English
- footsock English
- forewind English
- headwind English
- interwind English
- inwind English
- nonwind English
- outwind English
- oversocks English
- overwind English
- paleowind English
- poopsock English
- rewind English
- sock English
- sockette English
- sockful English
- sockless English
- socklet English
- socklike English
- sockmaker English
- stormwind English
- superwind English
- towind English
- undersock English
- underwind English
- unwind English
- upwind English
- whirlwind English
- wind English
- windable English
- windage English
- windbag English
- windbell English
- windbitten English
- windblast English
- windblown English
- windboard English
- windbore English
- windborne English
- windbound English
- windbreak English
- windbreaking English
- windburn English
- windburned English
- windburnt English
- windcatcher English
- windcheater English
- windchest English
- windchill English
- windchime English
- windcuffer English
- winddown English
- winder English
- windest English
- windeth English
- windfall English
- windfallen English
- windfarming English
- windflaw English
- windflower English
- windfucker English
- windgall English
- windhold English
- windhover English
- winding English
- windjammer English
- windlashed English
- windless English
- windlike English
- windmeter English
- windmill English
- windmiller English
- window English
- windpants English
- windpipe English
- windpower English
- windproof English
- windpuff English
- windpump English
- windrow English
- windsail English
- windscreen English
- windshaft English
- windshake English
- windshield English
- windslab English
- windsled English
- windsnap English
- windsome English
- windster English
- windstorm English
- windstrength English
- windstrewn English
- windsucker English
- windsucking English
- windsurf English
- windsurfer English
- windsurfing English
- windswept English
- windthrow English
- windthrown English
- windtight English
- windward English
- windwards English
- windway English
- windwheel English
- windwise English
- windy English
- withwind English
- woodwind English
- ソック Japanese
- socke Middle English
- winde Middle English
- vindi Esperanto
- win Tok Pisin
- win Torres Strait Creole
- wind
- sock
- windy
- window
- inwind
- enwind
- towind
- unwind
- atwind
- rewind
- upwind
- bewind
- winder
- winding
- windbag
- windway
- nonwind
- windrow
- bedsock
- socklet
- outwind
- windest
- sockful
- windage
- windeth
- overwind
- windward
- windbore
- footsock
- forewind
- sockette
- windgall
- windburn
- winddown
- backwind
- windsome
- bergwind
- windable
- windpump
- windless
- downwind
- headwind
- windbell
- poopsock
- windwise
- windsnap
- windfall
- socklike
- autowind
- windsled
- windpipe
- withwind
- woodwind
- windsurf
- sockless
- windflaw
- windmill
- windhold
- windslab
- windlike
- windster
- windpuff
- windsail
- windstorm
- brasswind
- windshake
- whirlwind
- windswept
- windshaft
- windbreak
- breakwind
- windthrow
- crosswind
- windchest
- superwind
- windwheel
- windtight
- interwind
- oversocks
- windhover
- windmeter
- windbound
- windwards
- underwind
- windchime
- paleowind
- sockmaker
- undersock
- driftwind
- stormwind
- windborne
- windblown
- windproof
- windpower
- windblast
- windburnt
- windboard
- windpants
- windchill
- windflower
- windstrewn
- windbitten
- windsurfer
- windshield
- windcuffer
- windfallen
- windscreen
- windburned
- windthrown
- windlashed
- windsucker
- windfucker
- windmiller
- windjammer
- windsucking
- windsurfing
- windfarming
- windcheater
- counterwind
- windcatcher
- windbreaking
- windstrength