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Weathervanes

Scope note

Devices, as rods to which freely rotating pointers are attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000192061

Broader Terms used

meteorological instruments

Narrower Terms used

weathercocks

Equivalent Terms used

weathervane

Created

13yrs ago

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