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wind gauge

(wɪnd)

1. (Physical Geography) another name for anemometer¹

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a scale on a gun sight indicating the amount of deflection necessary to allow for windage

3. (Instruments) music a device for measuring the wind pressure in the bellows of an organ

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wind′ gauge`

(wɪnd)
n.

1. anemometer.

2. a scale on the rear sight of a rifle by which the sight is adjusted to correct for windage.

[1645–55]

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Noun

wind gauge - a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

anemometer, wind gage

gauge, gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

Translations

anemometro

wind gauge

n → anemometro

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