wind gauge
- noun
- /wɪnd ɡeɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
anemómetro
- During the sailing competition, they relied on the wind gauge to adjust their sails for optimal performance.
Examples
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To ensure accurate data, the technician calibrated the wind gauge before the outdoor experiment.
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This flag... is the perfect wind gauge.
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The meteorologist checked the wind gauge to determine the storm's intensity.
Synonyms
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5.1
A cloth cone on a pole that shows wind direction and strength, often at airports
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5.6
A thing on a roof that turns to show which way the wind blows
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7.7
A tool that measures how fast the wind moves and which way it blows
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3.7
A rod on a roof that turns to show wind direction
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8.3
A metal rooster on a roof that shows which way the wind blows
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4.4
A cloth tube on a pole that shows wind direction and strength
A tool that measures and records the speed and direction of the wind
A device that measures and records wind speed and direction
A cloth cone on a pole that shows wind direction and strength
A cloth cone on a pole that shows wind direction and strength
A thing on a roof that turns to show which way the wind blows
A T-shaped post at an airfield that shows wind direction to pilots
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'wind' (air movement) with 'gauge' (a measuring device); a wind gauge is plainly a device that measures the wind. This noun+noun compounding follows regular English composition patterns and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound wind gauge joins wind and gauge to give a simple picture: a small device that moves or points when the wind blows. Because the moving part shows how strong the wind is and which way it is blowing, the name came to mean 'an instrument used to measure the speed and direction of the wind'.